Related Words for burnish

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polish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gloss
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
flush
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Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
buff
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Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
tarnish
/x
Noun
blacken
/x
Verb
bolster
/x
Noun
smear
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Noun
sharpen
/x
Verb
gild
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Noun
imbue
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Verb
soften
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Verb
embellish
x/x
Verb
flatten
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Verb
elevate
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Verb
solidify
x/xx
Verb
shine
/
Noun
reassert
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Verb
expunge
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Verb
scrape
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Noun
erode
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Verb
reshape
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Verb
scrutinize
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Verb
galvanize
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Verb
retain
x/
Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
legitimize
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Verb
preserve
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Verb
consolidate
x/xx
Verb
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
heighten
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Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
forge
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Noun
strengthen
/x
Verb
exalt
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Verb
ingratiate
x/xx
Verb
carve
/
Verb
reinvigorate
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Verb
cultivate
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
reinforce
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Verb
impugn
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Verb
denigrate
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Verb
dilute
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Adjective
revitalize
x/xx
Verb
resurrect
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Verb
gleaming
/x
Verb
align
x/
Verb
burn
/
Noun
adorn
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Verb
refine
x/
Verb
infuse
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb
soak
/
Verb
vindicate
/xx
Verb
undercut
/xx
Adjective
meld
/
Noun
lighten
/x
Verb
restore
x/
Verb
reclaim
x/
Verb
dampen
/x
Verb
efface
x/
Verb
rehabilitate
xx/xx
Verb
mollify
/xx
Verb
fade
/
Noun
revive
x/
Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
magnify
/xx
Verb
darken
/x
Verb
remove
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Verb
erase
x/
Verb
expose
x/
Verb
amplify
/xx
Verb
emulate
/xx
Verb
honing
/x
Noun
uphold
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Verb
tamp
/
Noun
glittering
/xx
Verb
affix
/x
Noun
pull
/
Noun
taint
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Noun
malign
x/
Adjective
etch
/
Noun
stabilize
/xx
Verb
push
/
Noun
usurp
x/
Verb
reposition
xx/x
Noun
deform
x/
Verb
bask
/
Noun
bestow
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Verb
build
/
Verb
luster
/x
Noun
personify
x/xx
Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun
shimmering
/xx
Verb
refurbish
x/x
Verb
pour
/
Verb
falsify
/xx
Verb
moisten
/x
Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
enrich
x/
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
squeeze
/
Noun
promote
x/
Verb
distort
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Verb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
brush up
//
Phrase, Verb
silver
/x
Noun
brighten
/x
Verb
lacquer
/x
Noun
freshen
/x
Verb
enamel
x/x
Noun
polite
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Adjective
surface
/x
Noun
bright
/
Adjective
satin
/x
Noun
smooth out
//
Phrase, Verb
flourish
/x
Verb
beautify
/xx
Verb
glow
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Noun
smooth
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Adjective
illuminate
x/xx
Verb
make good
//
Phrase, Verb
whet
/
Verb
blanco
/x
Name
decking
/x
Verb
curling
/x
Noun
sprout
/
Noun
swell
/
Noun
credentials
x/x
Noun
foil
/
Noun
reputations
xx/x
Noun
amber
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
antibody
/xxx
Noun
calligraphic
xx/x
Adjective
chiseled
/x
Adjective
coating
/x
Noun
coined
/
Verb
colloid
/x
Noun, Adjective
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dissolve
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Verb, Noun
engraved
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Adjective
feathering
/xx
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
fur
/
Noun, Verb
glaze
/
Noun, Verb
illumination
xxx/x
Noun
lustre
/x
Noun, Verb
massage
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Noun, Verb
matt
/
Name, Adjective
overlaid
/xx
Verb
patina
x/x
Noun, Adjective
ribbon
/x
Noun, Verb
scour
/x
Verb, Noun
shading
/x
Noun
sheen
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
silk
/
Noun, Verb
stamped
/
Verb, Adjective
varnish
/x
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aisle
/
Noun
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun