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renovation

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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.
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Noun1.renovationrenovation - the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
face lifting, facelift, face lift - a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
2.renovation - the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
melioration, improvement - a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

renovation
noun restoration, repair, overhaul, restoration, renewal, rehabilitation, revamping, refurbishment, doing up (informal), modernization, refitting, fixing up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), reconditioning a property which needs extensive renovation
Translations
renovation [ˌrenəʊˈveɪʃən] N [of house, building] → restauración f
renovation [ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən] nrénovation f
renovation
n (of building)Renovierung f, → Renovation f; (of painting, furniture)Restaurierung f
renovation [ˌrɛnəʊˈveɪʃn] n (see vb) → rimessa a nuovo; (XXX) → restauro
renovation [ˌrɛnəʊˈveɪʃn] n (see vb) → rimessa a nuovo; (XXX) → restauro


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It was Miss Briggs and little Rawdon, whose business it was to see to the inward renovation of Sir Pitt's house, to superintend the female band engaged in stitching the blinds and hangings, to poke and rummage in the drawers and cupboards crammed with the dirty relics and congregated trumperies of a couple of generations of Lady Crawleys, and to take inventories of the china, the glass, and other properties in the closets and store-rooms.
It is, that as well after the renovation of the league by Aratus, as before its dissolution by the arts of Macedon, there was infinitely more of moderation and justice in the administration of its government, and less of violence and sedition in the people, than were to be found in any of the cities exercising SINGLY all the prerogatives of sovereignty.
In regard to the migration of the peoples it does not enter anyone's head today to suppose that the renovation of the European world depended on Attila's caprice.
 
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