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   Furnish , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furnished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Furnishing.] [OF. furnir, fornir, to furnish, finish, F. fournir; akin to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. frumjan to further, execute, do, akin to E. frame. See Frame, v. t., and -ish.]
   To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house.
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   That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished
   unto all good works.
   2 Tim. iii. 17,
   
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   To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense.
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   Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
   Is. lxv. 11.
   
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   His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Furnish, n. That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. [Obs.]
   Greene.
   
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