Standard Lemma guide

renovate

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹɛ.nəʊ.veɪt/
  • UK: /ˈɹɛ.nəˌveɪt/
  • US: /ˈɹɛ.nə.veɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 N AH0 V EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

renovated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • This house is shabby: it needs renovating.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To restore to freshness or vigor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

give new life or energy to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • A hot soup will revive me
  • This will renovate my spirits
  • This treatment repaired my health

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up

5

verb

Meaning 5

make brighter and prettier

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we refurbished the guest wing
  • My wife wants us to renovate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refurbish, freshen up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: regenerate, renew

Narrower terms: gentrify

6

verb

Meaning 6

restore to a previous or better condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: restitute

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: regenerate, renew

History

Etymology

The adjective first attested in 1440, the verb in 1535; from Middle English renovat(e) (“renewed”), from Latin renovātus, perfect passive participle of renovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նորոգել (norogel) — to renew; to revamp
  • Armenian: վերանորոգել (veranorogel) — to renew; to revamp
  • Armenian: նորացնել (noracʻnel) — to renew; to revamp
  • Bulgarian: възстановявам (vǎzstanovjavam) — to renew; to revamp
  • Bulgarian: реставрирам (restavriram) — to renew; to revamp
  • Catalan: renovar — to renew; to revamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝修 /装修 (zhuāngxiū) — to renew; to revamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修復 /修复 (xiūfù) — to renew; to revamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 翻新 (fānxīn) — to renew; to revamp
  • Dutch: renoveren — to renew; to revamp
  • Esperanto: renovigi — to renew; to revamp
  • Finnish: peruskorjata — to renew; to revamp
  • Finnish: saneerata — to renew; to revamp
  • Finnish: remontoida — to renew; to revamp
  • French: rénover — to renew; to revamp
  • French: remettre à neuf — to renew; to revamp
  • Galician: renovar — to renew; to revamp
  • German: renovieren — to renew; to revamp
  • German: erneuern — to renew; to revamp
  • German: restaurieren — to renew; to revamp
  • Greek: ανακαινίζω (anakainízo) — to renew; to revamp
  • Hebrew: שִׁפֵּץ (shipétz) — to renew; to revamp
  • Hungarian: renovál — to renew; to revamp
  • Hungarian: felújít — to renew; to revamp
  • Irish: athnuaigh — to renew; to revamp
  • Italian: rinnovare — to renew; to revamp
  • Japanese: 改装する (kaisō-surú) — to renew; to revamp
  • Japanese: 修築する (shūchiku-surú) — to renew; to revamp
  • Japanese: 更改する (kōkai-surú) — to renew; to revamp
  • Khmer: ជួសជុល (cuəh cul) — to renew; to revamp
  • Latin: renovo — to renew; to revamp
  • Malayalam: നവീകരിക്കുക (navīkarikkuka) — to renew; to revamp
  • Māori: whakahou — to renew; to revamp
  • Māori: mekemeke — to renew; to revamp
  • Mongolian: шинэчлэх (šinečlex) — to renew; to revamp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pusse opp — to renew; to revamp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pusse opp — to renew; to revamp
  • Polish: remontować — to renew; to revamp
  • Portuguese: renovar — to renew; to revamp
  • Russian: ремонти́ровать (remontírovatʹ) — to renew; to revamp
  • Russian: обновля́ть (obnovljátʹ) — to renew; to revamp
  • Russian: восстана́вливать (vosstanávlivatʹ) — to renew; to revamp
  • Spanish: renovar — to renew; to revamp
  • Spanish: remozar — to renew; to revamp
  • Swedish: renovera — to renew; to revamp
  • Swedish: restaurera — to renew; to revamp
  • Tagalog: isaayos — to renew; to revamp
  • Tibetan: ལེགས་བཅོས་གཏོང (legs bcos gtong) — to renew; to revamp
  • Turkish: yenilemek — to renew; to revamp
  • Turkish: onarmak — to renew; to revamp
  • Ukrainian: оновлювати (onovljuvaty) — to renew; to revamp
  • Ukrainian: обновляти (obnovljaty) — to renew; to revamp
  • Ukrainian: оновити (onovyty) — to renew; to revamp
  • Ukrainian: обновити (obnovyty) — to renew; to revamp
  • Vietnamese: tu sửa — to renew; to revamp
  • Bulgarian: освежавам (osvežavam) — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Bulgarian: подновявам (podnovjavam) — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Finnish: virkistää — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Māori: whakahauora — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Portuguese: renovar — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Spanish: renovar — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Swedish: renovera — to restore to freshness or vigor
  • Swedish: restaurera — to restore to freshness or vigor