[ 'pɒlɪʃ ]
■ verb
1》 make smooth and shiny by rubbing.
2》 [often as adjective ~ed ] improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to.
3》 ( ~ something off ) finish or consume something quickly.
4》 [as adjective ~ed ] (of rice) having had the outer husk removed during milling.
■ noun
1》 a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in.
↘an act of ~ing.
↘smoothness or glossiness produced by ~ing.
2》 refinement or elegance.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. poliss- , lengthened stem of polir 'to ~', from L. polire .