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renovate
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ren·o·vate  (rn-vt)
tr.v. ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing, ren·o·vates
1. To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling.
2. To impart new vigor to; revive.

[Latin renovre, renovt- : re-, re- + novre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots).]

reno·vation n.
reno·vative adj.
reno·vator n.

renovate
Verb
[-vating, -vated] to restore to good condition [Latin re- again + novare to make new]
renovation n
renovator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.renovate - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
2.renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"
gentrify - renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old center of town"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
3.renovaterenovate - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

renovate
Translations
renovate [ˈrɛnəveɪt] vtrenovar

renovate [ˈrɛnəveɪt] vtrénover [+ work of art]; restaurer

renovate [ˈrɛnəveɪt] vt (building) → restaurieren;
(machine) → überholen

renovate [ˈrɛnəveɪt] vtrinnovare [+ art work]; restaurare

renovate
v renovate [ˈrenəveit]
to make as good as new again to renovate an old building. opknap يُجَدِّد، يُصْلِح възстановявам obnovit forny; renovere renovieren ανακαινίζω renovar renoveerima بازسازی کردن kunnostaa rénover לְשַׁפֵץ नवीकरण renovirati, obnoviti tataroz merenovasi gera upp rinnovare, restaurare 新たにする 새것으로 만들다, 수리하다 atnaujinti, restauruoti atjaunot; restaurēt mengubahsuai restaureren pusse opp, restaurere, rehabilitere odnawiać, remontować renovar a renova реставрировать obnoviť prenoviti renovirati renovera บูรณะ yenilemek, restore etmek 更新,重修,修復 поновлювати; відбудовувати نیا کر دینا phục hồi 更新
n renovator
opknapper مُجَدِّد، مُصْلِح обновител renovátor, -ka renovatør der Erneuerer ανακαινιστής, καινοτόμος renovador renoveerija مرمت کننده kunnostaja rénovateur/-trice מְשַׁפֵּץ नया करने वाला onaj koje obnavlja, renovira helyreállító, renováló renovator sá sem gerir upp; endurnÿjunar/-umbótasinni rinnovatore, rinnovatrice 改革者 개혁자 atnaujintojas, restauratorius restaurators pengubahsuai vernieuwer fornyer odnowiciel renovador renovator, înnoitor реставратор obnovovateľ, reštaurátor prenovitelj renovator person som renoverar ผู้ทำการบูรณะ yenileştiren, onaran 革新者 відбудовник; реставратор درست کرنے والا người phục hồi
n renoˈvation
opknapping تَجْديد، تَصْليح възстановяване renovace renovering; fornyelse die Renovierung ανακαίνιση renovación renoveerimine بازسازی؛ نوسازی kunnostus rénovation שִׁיפוּץ नवीकरण renoviranje, obnova tatarozás, helyreállítás renovasi endurnÿjun rinnovamento 革新 수리, 개혁 atnaujinimas, restauravimas atjaunošana; restaurācija pengubahsuaian restauratie; renovatie, verbouwing; vernieuwing oppussing, restaurering, rehabilitering odnowienie, remont renovação renovare реставрация renovácia prenovitev renoviranje renovering การบูรณะ yenile(n)me, onarım 革新 відбудова; ремонт تجدید sự phục hồi


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