different between polish vs rabat

English

Etymology

From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin pol?re (“to polish, make smooth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: p?'l?sh, IPA^(key): /?p?l??/
• (US) enPR: pä'l?sh, IPA^(key): /?p?l??/

Noun

polish (countable and uncountable, plural polishes)

1. A substance used to polish.

2. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

3. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

Synonyms

• (substance): wax
• (smoothness, shininess): finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
• (cleanliness in performance or presentation): class, elegance, panache, refinement, style

Derived terms

• depolish
• expolish
• repolish

Related terms

• polissoir

Translations

See also

• apple-polish
• French polish
• furniture polish
• glacial polish
• nail polish
• polish remover
• shoe polish
• spit and polish
• stove polish
• varnish polish

Verb

polish (third-person singular simple present polishes, present participle polishing, simple past and past participle polished)

1. (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

3. (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
   • 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations

     Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

4. (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
5. (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
   • a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals

     The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will

6. (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, buff, furbish, burnish, smooth, bone
• (refine): hone, perfect, refine

Derived terms

• polishable
• polished
• polisher
• polishing
• polishment
• polishure
• repolish
• unpolish

Related terms

• polite

Translations

See also

• interpolish
• polish off
• polish up, polish up on

Further reading

• polish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• polish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• polish at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Hislop, philos

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

French rabat

Noun

rabat (countable and uncountable, plural rabats)

1. A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
2. (countable) A piece of fabric fitted to the collar covering the shirt-front worn by Catholic and Anglican clergy.
3. (countable) The clerical linen collar itself.

Etymology 2

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Verb

rabat (third-person singular simple present rabats, present participle rabatting, simple past and past participle rabatted)

1. To rotate a plane of projection.

Anagrams

• Barta, Batra, abart, artab

Danish

Noun

rabat c (singular definite rabatten, plural indefinite rabatter)

1. discount
2. road verge or median strip

Declension

References

• “rabat” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Noun

rabat m (plural rabats)

1. flap (of bag, pocket etc.)

Descendants

• ? English: rabat

Verb

rabat

1. third-person singular present indicative of rabattre

Further reading

• “rabat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch rabat (“discount”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?rabat?]
• Hyphenation: ra?bat

Noun

rabat (first-person possessive rabatku, second-person possessive rabatmu, third-person possessive rabatnya)

1. (colloquial) discount.

   Synonyms: diskon, korting, potongan harga

Further reading

• “rabat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.bat/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ??????? (raba?a).

Verb

rabat (imperfect jorbot, past participle marbut)

1. to tie; to bind

Conjugation

See also

• g?aqad

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rabat m

1. suburb

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

rabat m (plural rabats)

1. (Guernsey) downdraft

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?rapah(t)/

Verb

rabat

1. second-person singular present indicative of rahpat

Polish

Etymology

From German Rabatt, from Italian rabatto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.bat/

Noun

rabat m inan (diminutive rabacik)

1. discount, rebate (reduction in price)

   Synonyms: zni?ka, obni?ka, opust, bonifikata

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) rabatowa?
• (adjective) rabatowy

Further reading

• rabat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• rabat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ra?bat]

Noun

rabat n (plural rabaturi)

1. discount, rebate

Declension