Unfurnishes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To take away all furniture and decorative items from a space or area, leading to an empty environment without furnishings or decor
2. To clear a room or area by removing all furniture and decorative elements, leaving it empty
3. To strip a space of its furnishings and ornamental objects so that it becomes bare

Etymology: "Unfurnishes" is the third-person singular form of "unfurnish," which is formed from the prefix "un-" attached to "furnish." The base verb "furnish" traces back to Old French "furnir," meaning to accomplish, supply, or equip, and the prefix "un-" has long been used in English to reverse or remove the action of a verb. So "unfurnish" literally means to take away what furnishes or equips something. In practice, the verb describes stripping a room or building of its furniture, fittings, and decorative objects until it stands empty. The sense of "furnish" as supplying or equipping is what gives the reversal its meaning: a furnished room has been equipped, and to unfurnish it is to undo that equipping.

Synonyms: de-furnish, strip, vacate

Antonyms: furnish, decorate, adorn