renovate

Ultimately from Latin renovatus, perfect passive participle of renovō (“I renew”), either directly or as a back-formation from renovation.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnəʊveɪt/, /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnəveɪt/

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renovate (third-person singular simple present renovates, present participle renovating, simple past and past participle renovated)

1. (transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

   This house is shabby: it needs renovating.

2. (transitive) To restore to freshness or vigor.
   • 1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 202:

     All shall relent
     Who hear me—tears as mine have flowed, shall flow,
     Hearts beat as mine now beats, with such intent
     As renovates the world; a will omnipotent! […]
     And power shall then abound, and hope arise once more.

• See also Thesaurus:repair

• renovated butter
• renovation

• rejuvenate

• overneat

renovāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of renovō

renovate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of renovar combined with te