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renovate

verb
/ˈɹɛ.nəʊ.veɪt/UK/ˈɹɛ.nə.veɪt/US/rɛno.veʈ/

Etymology

The adjective first attested in 1440, the verb in 1535; from Middle English renovat(e) (“renewed”), from Latin renovātus, perfect passive participle of renovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

  1. derived from renovātus
  2. inherited from renovat — “renewed”

Definitions

  1. To renew

    To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

    • This house is shabby: it needs renovating.

  2. To restore to freshness or vigor.

    • All shall relent Who hear me—tears as mine have flowed, shall flow, Hearts beat as mine now beats, with such intent As renovates the world; a will omnipotent! […] And power shall then abound, and hope arise once more.

  3. renovated

The neighborhood

Derived

nonrenovated, reno, renovated butter, renovatingly, renovation, renovative, renovator, renovict, unrenovated

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA