renovate

Renovate is to restore something to a newer or better state.

(verb)

When you buy a falling-down old house and install new wiring, plumbing and fix all the problems so the house is like new, this is an example of when you renovate the house.

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See renovate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb renovated, renovating

  1. to make fresh or sound again, as though new; clean up, replace worn and broken parts in, repair, etc.
  2. to refresh; revive

Origin: < L renovatus, pp. of renovare, to renew < re-, again + novare, to make new < novus, new

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See renovate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin renovāre, renovāt-

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • renˌo·vaˈtion noun
  • renˈo·vaˌtive adjective
  • renˈo·vaˌtor noun

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