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brightness created by light reflected from a surface
- after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of burnish (Entry 2 of 2)
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
- burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster
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