renovate
verb
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What Is the Difference Between renovate, renew, and restore?
Renovate, renew, restore, refresh, and rejuvenate all mean to make like new. Renovate (a word ultimately derived from the Latin verb novare, meaning "to make new," itself a descendant of novus, meaning "new") suggests a renewing by cleansing, repairing, or rebuilding. Renew implies a restoration of what had become faded or disintegrated so that it seems like new ("efforts to renew the splendor of the old castle"). Restore suggests a return to an original state after depletion or loss ("restored a piece of furniture"). Refresh implies the supplying of something necessary to restore lost strength, animation, or power ("a refreshing drink"). Rejuvenate suggests the restoration of youthful vigor, powers, or appearance ("she was rejuvenated by her new job").
Examples of renovate in a Sentence
The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
According to the listing, it has been recently renovated.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Sotheby’s has hired Herzog & de Meuron to renovate and adapt Marcel Breuer’s old Whitney Museum on Madison Avenue as an auction house.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
Sotheby’s has revealed that Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron will renovate its new global headquarters, the iconic Breuer Building at 945 Madison Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renovate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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