Burnish (verb)
ber-nish
Polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing./ Hone or perfect (a skill or reputation)
Middle English from Old French burniss-, lengthened stem of burnir, variant of brunir ‘make brown’, from brun ‘brown’.
Example sentences
“The burnished plates catching the sun.”
“He knew it was the place to burnish his skills.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
