verb (used with object),ren·o·vat·ed,ren·o·vat·ing.
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
to reinvigorate; refresh; revive.
adjective
Archaic. renovated.
Origin of renovate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (adjective), from Latin renovātus (past participle of renovāre), equivalent to re-re- + novusnew + -ātus-ate1
In Santa Fe, where I’ve lived for more than 20 years, I’ve renovated three old houses—“dumpitos,” a realtor friend called them—in a historic neighborhood.
I Missed Bars. So I Built One in My Own Backyard.|Nick Heil|October 16, 2020|Outside Online
Millions of dollars in renovation later the building is gorgeous—Clean, well-kept, organized.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Production companies he was working with discovered that he had a twin brother in the renovation industry.
How the Property Brothers Became Your Mom’s Favorite TV Stars|Kevin Fallon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
WHERE TO STAY: The Westin Book Cadillac recently underwent a $200 million renovation, restoring the hotel to its former glory.
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I've been through one renovation too many know that this two-year time frame for completion is pie-in-the-sky malarkey.
President Obama Eyes New Oval Office While the White House Undergoes Renovations|Lauren Ashburn|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Every renovation generates more than enough home equity to cover the cost, because prices go nowhere but up.
Is Canada Having a Housing Bubble? And is It Popping?|Megan McArdle|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thus met these two doctors, who were to labour through life in the renovation of the Church.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
They fail to seize and affirm the ideas of power, renovation, joy.
The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day|Evelyn Underhill
Must we for that reason deny the immense result which came from their dreams of Christian renovation?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
And Althea had already engaged two capable maids, to come in when the work of renovation was complete.
Mollie's Prince|Rosa Nouchette Carey
In Christian monasticism there is an energy of renovation which constantly cries against corruption.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for renovate
renovate
/ (ˈrɛnəˌveɪt) /
verb(tr)
to restore (something) to good conditionto renovate paintings