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renovate
ren·o·vate R0153200 (rĕn′ə-vāt′)tr.v. ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing, ren·o·vates 1. To return to a condition of newness, as by repairing or remodeling.2. To impart new vigor to; revive. [Latin renovāre, renovāt- : re-, re- + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots).] ren′o·va′tion n.ren′o·va′tive adj.ren′o·va′tor n.renovate (ˈrɛnəˌveɪt) vb (tr) 1. to restore (something) to good condition: to renovate paintings. 2. to revive or refresh (one's spirits, health, etc)[C16: from Latin renovāre, from re- + novāre to make new, from novus new] ˌrenoˈvation n ˈrenoˌvative adj ˈrenoˌvator nren•o•vate (ˈrɛn əˌveɪt) v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 1. to restore to good condition, as by repairing or remodeling. 2. to reinvigorate; refresh. [1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin renovātus, past participle of renovāre=re- re- + novāre make as something new, alter, derivative of novus new; see -ate1] ren′o•vat`a•ble, adj. ren′o•vat`ing•ly, adv. ren`o•va′tion, n. ren′o•va`tive, adj. ren′o•va`tor, n. syn: See renew. refurbish, refurnish, redecorate, renovate - Refurbish means to "clean up again," refurnish means "to provide with new furnishings," redecorate means "to add new decoration(s)," and renovate means "renew or restore to as-new condition."See also related terms for provide.renovate Past participle: renovated Gerund: renovating
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renovate | renovate |
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I renovate | you renovate | he/she/it renovates | we renovate | you renovate | they renovate |
Preterite |
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I renovated | you renovated | he/she/it renovated | we renovated | you renovated | they renovated |
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I am renovating | you are renovating | he/she/it is renovating | we are renovating | you are renovating | they are renovating |
Present Perfect |
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I have renovated | you have renovated | he/she/it has renovated | we have renovated | you have renovated | they have renovated |
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I was renovating | you were renovating | he/she/it was renovating | we were renovating | you were renovating | they were renovating |
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I had renovated | you had renovated | he/she/it had renovated | we had renovated | you had renovated | they had renovated |
Future |
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I will renovate | you will renovate | he/she/it will renovate | we will renovate | you will renovate | they will renovate |
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I will have renovated | you will have renovated | he/she/it will have renovated | we will have renovated | you will have renovated | they will have renovated |
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I will be renovating | you will be renovating | he/she/it will be renovating | we will be renovating | you will be renovating | they will be renovating |
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I have been renovating | you have been renovating | he/she/it has been renovating | we have been renovating | you have been renovating | they have been renovating |
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I will have been renovating | you will have been renovating | he/she/it will have been renovating | we will have been renovating | you will have been renovating | they will have been renovating |
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I had been renovating | you had been renovating | he/she/it had been renovating | we had been renovating | you had been renovating | they had been renovating |
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I would renovate | you would renovate | he/she/it would renovate | we would renovate | you would renovate | they would renovate |
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I would have renovated | you would have renovated | he/she/it would have renovated | we would have renovated | you would have renovated | they would have renovated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | renovate - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"restituteregenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" | | 2. | renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"freshen up, refurbishgentrify - renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old center of town"regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" | | 3. | renovate - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, animate, quicken, repairenergize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
renovateverb restore, repair, refurbish, do up (informal), reform, renew, overhaul, revamp, recreate, remodel, rehabilitate, refit, fix up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), modernize, reconstitute, recondition They spent thousands renovating the house.renovateverb1. To bring back to a previous normal condition:rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, rehabilitate, reinstate, rejuvenate, restitute, restore.2. To make new or as if new again:furbish, recondition, re-create, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revamp.Idiom: give a new look to.Translationsrenovate (ˈrenəveit) verb to make as good as new again. to renovate an old building. 整修,翻新 更新,重修,修复 ˈrenovator noun 整修者 革新者ˌrenoˈvation noun 整修,翻新 翻新,修复,整修革新
Renovate
RenovateTo restore to an earlier condition by repairing or remodeling.What does it mean when you dream about renovation?A dream about renovation may indicate that old ideas or habits are being replaced by new ways of looking at the world and interacting with others. renovate
renovateTo repair and upgrade,with a sense of changing something.Contrast with rehabilitate or restore, which imply keeping the same general character and appearance. Differences among the words are important when making modifications to historic structures,because renovation may not be allowed.A property owner's imprecise use of terminology regarding his or her plans could result in unintentional animosity by neighbors and historic preservation commissions. AcronymsSeeRENVrenovate
Synonyms for renovateverb restoreSynonyms- restore
- repair
- refurbish
- do up
- reform
- renew
- overhaul
- revamp
- recreate
- remodel
- rehabilitate
- refit
- fix up
- modernize
- reconstitute
- recondition
Synonyms for renovateverb to bring back to a previous normal conditionSynonyms- rebuild
- reclaim
- recondition
- reconstruct
- rehabilitate
- reinstate
- rejuvenate
- restitute
- restore
verb to make new or as if new againSynonyms- furbish
- recondition
- re-create
- refresh
- refurbish
- rejuvenate
- renew
- restore
- revamp
Synonyms for renovateverb restore to a previous or better conditionSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make brighter and prettierSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give new life or energy toSynonyms- reanimate
- recreate
- revivify
- vivify
- revive
- animate
- quicken
- repair
Related Words- energize
- perk up
- energise
- stimulate
- arouse
- brace
- resuscitate
- come to
- revive
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