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/
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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.
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