| VERB | change | renovate, restitute | restore to a previous or better condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | renovate, refurbish, freshen up | make brighter and prettier | |
| body | renovate, animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify | give new life or energy to |
| Sounds | reh'nahvey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | restore to a previous or better condition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" | |
| Synonym | restitute | |
| Broader | regenerate, renew | reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new |
| Spanish | renovar, restaurar | |
| Catalan | restaurar | |
| Nouns | renovation | the act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| renovation | the state of being restored to its former good condition | |
| renovator | a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | |
| Meaning | make brighter and prettier. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "My wife wants us to renovate" | |
| Synonyms | refurbish, freshen up | |
| Narrower | gentrify | renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations |
| Broader | regenerate, renew | reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new |
| Spanish | reformar, remozar, renovar, restaurar | |
| Catalan | renovar, restaurar | |
| Nouns | renovation | the act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| renovation | the state of being restored to its former good condition | |
| Meaning | Give new life or energy to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This will renovate my spirits" | |
| Synonyms | animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify | |
| Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Similar to | come to, revive, resuscitate | Return to consciousness |
| Spanish | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
| Catalan | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
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