Furnish

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FURNISHED (fûr'nisht); p. pr. & vb. n. FURNISHING.] [Fr. fournir, Pr., Sp., & Pg. fornir, It. fornire, allied to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplish, satisfy, from O. H. Ger. frumjan, to do, act, send.]

1. To supply with any thing necessary or useful; to provide; to equip; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a table; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise.
2. To offer for use; to give to hand; to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry, or medicine to the sick.

His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense. Macaulay. 3. To fit up; to supply with the proper goods, vessels, or ornamental appendages; as, to furnish a house or a room.