renovate | ||
1. | [ verb ] restore to a previous or better condition | |
Synonyms: | restitute | |
Examples: | "They renovated the ceiling of the Sixtine Chapel" |
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Related terms: | regenerate renew restitution refinisher | |
2. | [ verb ] give new life or energy to | |
Synonyms: | revive recreate vivify reanimate animate repair revivify quicken enliven | |
Examples: | "A hot soup will revive me" "This will renovate my spirits" "This treatment repaired my health" |
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Related terms: | stimulate come_to revival refreshment | |
3. | [ verb ] make brighter and prettier | |
Synonyms: | refurbish freshen_up | |
Examples: | "we refurbished the guest wing" "My wife wants us to renovate" |
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Related terms: | regenerate renew gentrify renovation | |
Similar spelling: |
renovated renovator renovation removed |