renovate

[ ren-uh-veyt ]

/ ˈrɛn əˌveɪt /

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verb (used with object), ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing.

to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.

to reinvigorate; refresh; revive.

adjective

Archaic. renovated.

Words nearby renovate

renosterveld, renotrophic, renounce, renovascular, renovascular hypertension, renovate, renown, renowned, rensselaerite, rent, rent boy

Origin of renovate

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin renovātus (past participle of renovāre), equivalent to re- re- + nov(us) new + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR renovate

1 See renew.

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OTHER WORDS FROM renovate

ren·o·vat·a·ble, adjectiveren·o·vat·ing·ly, adverbren·o·va·tion, nounren·o·va·tive, adjective

ren·o·va·tor, nounun·ren·o·vat·ed, adjectiveun·ren·o·va·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for renovation

Millions of dollars in renovation later the building is gorgeous—Clean, well-kept, organized.
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Production companies he was working with discovered that he had a twin brother in the renovation industry.
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WHERE TO STAY: The Westin Book Cadillac recently underwent a $200 million renovation, restoring the hotel to its former glory.
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I've been through one renovation too many know that this two-year time frame for completion is pie-in-the-sky malarkey.
President Obama Eyes New Oval Office While the White House Undergoes Renovations|Lauren Ashburn|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Every renovation generates more than enough home equity to cover the cost, because prices go nowhere but up.
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Thus met these two doctors, who were to labour through life in the renovation of the Church.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
They fail to seize and affirm the ideas of power, renovation, joy.
The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day|Evelyn Underhill
Must we for that reason deny the immense result which came from their dreams of Christian renovation?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
And Althea had already engaged two capable maids, to come in when the work of renovation was complete.
Mollie's Prince|Rosa Nouchette Carey
In Christian monasticism there is an energy of renovation which constantly cries against corruption.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for renovation

renovate

/ (ˈrɛnəˌveɪt) /

verb (tr)

to restore (something) to good conditionto renovate paintings

to revive or refresh (one's spirits, health, etc)

Derived forms of renovate

renovation, nounrenovative, adjectiverenovator, noun

Word Origin for renovate

C16: from Latin renovāre, from re- + novāre to make new, from novus new

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renovate

verb (used with object), ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing.

adjective

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verb (tr)

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