[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

polish \pol"ish\, v. t. imp.  p. p. polished; p. pr.  vb.
   n. polishing. f. polir, l. polire. cf. polite, -ish
   1. to make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
      burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
      marble, metals, etc.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   to polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary.
      slang --w. h. russell.
      1913 webster
see also:
polished polishing polite -ish to polish off 

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