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Renovate

  1. verb

    restore to a previous or better condition

    They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    Similar: restitute

  2. verb

    make brighter and prettier

    we refurbished the guest wing

    Similar: refurbish, freshen up

  3. verb

    give new life or energy to

    A hot soup will revive me

    Similar: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

Word family

renovated · renovating

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Word parts

re-