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Definition of varnish verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

varnish

verb

NAmE//ˈvɑrnɪʃ//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they varnish

he / she / it varnishes

past simple varnished

-ing form varnishing

to put varnish on the surface of something varnish something The doors are then stained and varnished.

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