[ˈfəːnɪʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings
(e.g: the proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles)

- be a source of; provide
(e.g: fish furnish an important source of protein)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘provide or equip with what is necessary or desirable’): from Old French furniss-, lengthened stem of furnir, ultimately of West Germanic origin