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Definition
polish and make shiny — especially metal
or more generally: to improve something — especially the impression that something makes
or more generally: to improve something — especially the impression that something makes
- His lack of coat, top hat, scarf, or gloves is an intentional ploy to burnish his athletic image.p. 8.6
- JFK has long been aware that revelations about his philandering would ruin not only that carefully burnished image of him as a family man but also his political future.p. 173.1
- A movie about Kennedy's old boat, PT-109, is a popular summer hit, further burnishing the president's heroic image.p. 198.1
- It has been argued that Camelot was a myth concocted by Jackie Kennedy to burnish her husband's legacy.p. 301.9
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