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
Community Roots Housing at first expected to wait months for an inspection at a nearly century-old building in Belltown the organization had renovated.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
Mark Conditt recently moved into a house that he and his father had renovated.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2018
Jennifer Callender, who worked with Walt and whose house Zeitoun had renovated, arrived with her husband and father.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
