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Verbs Ending in ISH #1

Name the verbs that end in ISH from the hints.
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Hint
____ish
A
formally end e.g. a monarchy
abolish
A
achieve a goal successfully
accomplish
B
exile or get rid of someone
banish
B
wield a weapon threateningly
brandish
C
hold dear and care for lovingly
cherish
D
knock down a building
demolish
D
discern something as different
distinguish
E
add interesting untruths to a story
embellish
E
put out a fire
extinguish
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Hint
____ish
F
end doing something
finish
F
add furniture to a house
furnish
G
add decoration to a meal
garnish
P
shine a surface by rubbing
polish
P
print a book for public sale
publish
P
inflict a penalty upon
punish
R
renovate and redecorate a house
refurbish
V
disappear suddenly
vanish
W
feel or express a strong desire
wish
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6 Comments
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Level 77
May 26, 2023
I love vocabulary quizzes and this site definitely needs more. I do tons of those on "that other site".
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Jun 17, 2025
Boo its the worst
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Level 67
May 26, 2023
Very good. Thanks. Nominated
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Level 39
Jun 10, 2023
wish completely went over my head, I expected something longer

good job

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Jan 14, 2024
I enjoyed this. For some reason it took me about 10-15 seconds to engage my brain in the right way of thinking and then I flew through them
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