different between burnisht vs burnish

English

Etymology

burnish +? -t

Adjective

burnisht (comparative more burnisht, superlative most burnisht)

1. Obsolete form of burnished.

Verb

burnisht

1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of burnish

English

Etymology

From Middle English burnysshen, burnischen, a borrowing from Old French burnir, from its stem burniss-, variant of brunir (“to polish, make brown”), from Old French brun (“brown”). More at English brown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)n??/

Verb

burnish (third-person singular simple present burnishes, present participle burnishing, simple past and past participle burnished or (obsolete) burnisht)

1. (transitive) To make (something) smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish or shine (something)
   • a. 1773, John Cunningham, Pastorals

     Now the village windows blaze, / Burnished by the setting sun.

2. (intransitive) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
   • 1675, John Dryden, Prologue to Circe by Charles Davenant

     A slender poet must have time to grow, / And spread and burnish as his brothers do.

   • My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell.

3. (transitive, figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.

Synonyms

• (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, furbish, buff

Translations

Noun

burnish

1. Polish; lustre.