renovation
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ren·o·vate
(rĕn′ə-vāt′)tr.v. ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing, ren·o·vates
1. To return to a condition of newness, as by repairing or remodeling.
2. To impart new vigor to; revive.
[Latin renovāre, renovāt- : re-, re- + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots).]
ren′o·va′tion n.
ren′o·va′tive adj.
ren′o·va′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
renovation
nounThe act of making new or as if new again:
Translations
تَجْديد، تَصْليح
renovace
fornyelserenovering
peruskorjausremonttisaneeraus
renouvèlementrénovation
tatarozás
endurnÿjun
renovation
renovate
(ˈrenəveit) verb to make as good as new again. to renovate an old building.
ˈrenovator nounˌrenoˈvation noun