POLISH (2)

polish (2). Polish, v.t. to make smooth and glossy, to refine

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Pol″ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] [[F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]] 1. 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
2. 2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. Milton.
To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. W. H. Russell.