renovate
verb (used with object)
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
had renovated
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past perfectof renovate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Damon Blount said that he and his wife had renovated their home just before it was destroyed in the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The fire destroyed the clubhouse not long after the club had renovated the South course to remove trees and create unobstructed views.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
There’s more orange in the adjacent bar, which May had renovated previously.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
In 2013, Mr. Rosen opened a small gallery in the sales office for 530 Park Avenue, at 61st Street, which he had renovated, providing one-stop shopping for apartment buyers.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2016
That night Sapo dropped me off at one of the new-old buildings Bodega had renovated on 119th and Lexington.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
