noun · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An act, or the process, of renovating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property
a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redevelopment, overhaul
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement
Narrower terms: face lift, facelift, face lifting
4
noun
Meaning 4
the state of being restored to its former good condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: restoration, refurbishment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement, melioration
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Indo-European *néweh2ti Proto-Italic *nowāō Latin novō Latin renovō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin renovatio, renovationembor. English renovation Borrowed from Latin renovatio, renovationem.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَجْدِيد
(tajdīd)
— act or process of renovating
Arabic:
إِحْيَاء
(ʔiḥyāʔ)
— act or process of renovating
Arabic:
تَرْمِيم
(tarmīm)
— act or process of renovating
Armenian:
վերանորոգում
(veranorogum)
— act or process of renovating
Belarusian:
рамо́нт
(ramónt)
— act or process of renovating
Belarusian:
рэмо́нт
(remónt)
— act or process of renovating
Belarusian:
рэканстру́кцыя
(rekanstrúkcyja)
— act or process of renovating
Bulgarian:
възстановя́ване
(vǎzstanovjávane)
— act or process of renovating
Bulgarian:
ремо́нт
(remónt)
— act or process of renovating
Chinese Mandarin:
整修
(zhěngxiū)
— act or process of renovating
Chinese Mandarin:
翻新
(fānxīn)
— act or process of renovating
Chinese Mandarin:
刷新
(shuāxīn)
— act or process of renovating
Czech:
renovace
— act or process of renovating
Czech:
oprava
— act or process of renovating
Czech:
rekonstrukce
— act or process of renovating
Dutch:
renovatie
— act or process of renovating
Esperanto:
renovigo
— act or process of renovating
Finnish:
saneeraus
— act or process of renovating
Finnish:
peruskorjaus
— act or process of renovating
Finnish:
remontti
— act or process of renovating
French:
rénovation
— act or process of renovating
Georgian:
რემონტი
(remonṭi)
— act or process of renovating
German:
Renovierung
— act or process of renovating
Hebrew:
שיפוץ
— act or process of renovating
Hebrew:
שִׁפּוּץ
(shipúts)
— act or process of renovating
Hungarian:
renoválás
— act or process of renovating
Hungarian:
felújítás
— act or process of renovating
Icelandic:
lagfæring
— act or process of renovating
Indonesian:
renovasi
— act or process of renovating
Irish:
athnuachan
— act or process of renovating
Irish:
deisiú tí
— act or process of renovating
Italian:
rinnovamento
— act or process of renovating
Italian:
innovazione
— act or process of renovating
Italian:
miglioramento
— act or process of renovating
Italian:
aggiornamento
— act or process of renovating
Japanese:
改装
(kaisō)
— act or process of renovating
Japanese:
修築
(shūchiku)
— act or process of renovating
Japanese:
更改
(kōkai)
— act or process of renovating
Japanese:
修理
(shūri)
— act or process of renovating
Korean:
개조
(gaejo)
— act or process of renovating
Korean:
수리
(suri)
— act or process of renovating
Latin:
renovātiō
— act or process of renovating
Norwegian Bokmål:
renovering
— act or process of renovating
Norwegian Nynorsk:
renovering
— act or process of renovating
Polish:
remont
— act or process of renovating
Polish:
renowacja
— act or process of renovating
Polish:
rekonstrukcja
— act or process of renovating
Portuguese:
reforma
— act or process of renovating
Russian:
ремо́нт
(remónt)
— act or process of renovating
Russian:
реконстру́кция
(rekonstrúkcija)
— act or process of renovating
Russian:
обновле́ние
(obnovlénije)
— act or process of renovating
Slovak:
renovácia
— act or process of renovating
Slovak:
oprava
— act or process of renovating
Slovak:
rekonštrukcia
— act or process of renovating
Spanish:
reforma
— act or process of renovating
Spanish:
renovación
— act or process of renovating
Spanish:
renovamiento
— act or process of renovating
Spanish:
criamiento
— act or process of renovating
Swahili:
ukarabati
— act or process of renovating
Tagalog:
pagsasaayos
— act or process of renovating
Tagalog:
pagkakapag-ayos
— act or process of renovating
Tagalog:
pag-renovate
— act or process of renovating
Turkish:
yenileme
— act or process of renovating
Turkish:
bakım
— act or process of renovating
Turkish:
tamirat
— act or process of renovating
Ukrainian:
ремо́нт
(remónt)
— act or process of renovating
Ukrainian:
оно́влення
(onóvlennja)
— act or process of renovating
Ukrainian:
реконстру́кція
(rekonstrúkcija)
— act or process of renovating
