Definition of 'renovate'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense renovates
, present participle renovating
, past tense, past participle renovated
verb
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renovate in British English
verb (transitive)
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Derived forms
renovation (ˌrenoˈvation) noun
renovative (ˈrenoˌvative)
adjective
renovator (ˈrenoˌvator)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin renovāre, from re- + novāre to make new, from novus newWord Frequency
renovate in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrenoˌvated or ˈrenoˌvating
1.
2.
to refresh; revive
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈnew
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Derived forms
renovation (ˌrenoˈvation)
noun
renovative (ˈrenoˌvative)
adjective
renovator (ˈrenoˌvator)
noun
Word Frequency
renovate in American English
(ˈrenəˌveit) (verb -vated, -vating)
transitive verb
1.
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair
2.
to reinvigorate; refresh; revive
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. See renew.3. archaic
renovated
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Derived forms
renovatable adjective
renovatingly
adverb
renovation
noun
renovative
adjective
renovator
noun
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME (adj.) ‹ L renovātus (ptp. of renovāre), equiv. to re- re- + nov(us) new + -ātus -ate1]Examples of 'renovate' in a sentence
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renovate
British English: renovate
/ˈrɛnəˌveɪt/ VERB
If someone renovates an old building or machine, they repair it and get it back into good condition.
They spent a lot of money renovating the house.
- American English: renovate /ˈrɛnəveɪt/
- Arabic: يُصْلِحُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: renovar
- Chinese: 革新
- Croatian: renovirati
- Czech: renovovat
- Danish: renovere
- Dutch: renoveren
- European Spanish: restaurar
- Finnish: korjata kunnostaa
- French: rénover
- German: renovieren
- Greek: ανακαινίζω
- Italian: rinnovare
- Japanese: 修繕する
- Korean: 쇄신하다
- Norwegian: renovere
- Polish: odnowić
- European Portuguese: renovar
- Romanian: a renova
- Russian: реставрировать
- Latin American Spanish: restaurar
- Swedish: renovera
- Thai: บูรณะ
- Turkish: yenilemek
- Ukrainian: ремонтувати
- Vietnamese: hồi phục lại
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