释义 |
renovize, v. U.S. rare.|ˈrɛnəʊvaɪz| [A blend of renovate v. + modernize v.] trans. To restore and modernize.
1933Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 25 Jan. 3/6 A ‘renovize Philadelphia’ campaign has met marked success in its early stages. 1935A. P. Herbert What a Word! ii. 53 A North American warrior tells me that she has seen ‘to renovise’! 1965Amer. Speech XL. 303 This suffix has been attached to..verbs (renovize, flavorize). |