Hypertext Webster Gateway: "renovate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Renovate \Ren"o*vate\ (r?n"?-v?t), v. t. [L. renovatus, p. p. of
renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new.
See {New}, and ?? {Renew}.]
To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to
renew.
All nature feels the reniovating force Of winter.
--Thomson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
renovate
v 1: restore art works or antiques [syn: {restitute}]
2: make brighter and prettier, as of a house [syn: {refurbish},
{freshen up}]
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