What is the meaning of brush up?

Refresh one's memory.
- usage: "I reviewed the material before the test"
- synonyms: review, refresh
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.
- usage: "polish your social manners"
- synonyms: polish, round, round off, polish up

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