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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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renovate
(ˈrɛnəˌveɪt)vb (tr)
1. to restore (something) to good condition: to renovate paintings.
2. to revive or refresh (one's spirits, health, etc)
[C16: from Latin renovāre, from re- + novāre to make new, from novus new]
ˌrenoˈvation n
ˈrenoˌvative adj
ˈrenoˌvator n
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ren•o•vate
(ˈrɛn əˌveɪt)v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.
1. to restore to good condition, as by repairing or remodeling.
2. to reinvigorate; refresh.
[1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin renovātus, past participle of renovāre=re- re- + novāre make as something new, alter, derivative of novus new; see -ate1]
ren′o•vat`a•ble, adj.
ren′o•vat`ing•ly, adv.
ren`o•va′tion, n.
ren′o•va`tive, adj.
ren′o•va`tor, n.
syn: See renew.
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renovate
Past participle: renovated
Gerund: renovating
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| Verb | 1. | 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. |  renovate - 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" |
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renovate
verb restore, repair, refurbish, do up (informal), reform, renew, overhaul, revamp, recreate, remodel, rehabilitate, refit, fix up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), modernize, reconstitute, recondition They spent thousands renovating the house.
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renovate
verb1. To bring back to a previous normal condition:
2. To make new or as if new again:
Idiom: give a new look to.
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Translations
يُجَدِّد، يُصْلِحيُصْلِحُ
obnovitrenovovat
renovereforny
korjataperuskorjatarakentaaremontoidasaneerata
renovirati
gera upp
修繕する
쇄신하다
atnaujintojasrestauratoriusrestauravimasrestauruoti
atjaunot
renovera
ทำให้มีสภาพดีเหมือนเดิม
hồi phục lại
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
renovate
vt building → renovieren; painting, furniture → restaurieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
renovate
(ˈrenəveit) verb to make as good as new again. to renovate an old building.
ˈrenovator nounˌrenoˈvation noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
renovate
→ يُصْلِحُ renovovat renovere renovieren ανακαινίζω restaurar korjata rénover renovirati rinnovare 修繕する 쇄신하다 renoveren renovere odnowić renovar реставрировать renovera ทำให้มีสภาพดีเหมือนเดิม yenilemek hồi phục lại 革新Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
renovate
v. reformar, renovar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012