renovate
verb (used with object)
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
has renovated
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present perfectof renovate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Smith travels through Bosnia and Kosovo and sees how Mr. Erdoğan’s government has renovated mosques and opened Turkish-language schools there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Actress Diane Keaton has renovated entire homes with historic tiles, and preservationists have been known to dumpster dive to save Batchelder tiles from the landfill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
Both of the plans, neither of which is finalized, were produced by Kansas City-based sports architecture giant Populous, which has renovated or designed more than 20 stadiums currently in use across Major League Baseball.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Cook has renovated 35 of Goodman’s houses over the years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
A spirit who has awakened and refreshed the souls of many men, a benefactor who has renovated the being of numbers of his fellow-creatures, must experience in tranquil and elevated hours a similar joy.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
