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ren⋅o⋅vate
[ren-uh-veyt] 
əˌveɪt
verb, -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair. |
| 2. | to reinvigorate; refresh; revive. |
–adjective
| 3. | Archaic. renovated. |
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| ren·o·vate (rěn'ə-vāt') tr.v. ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing, ren·o·vates
[Latin renovāre, renovāt- : re-, re- + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots).] ren'o·va'tion n., ren'o·va'tive adj., ren'o·va'tor n. |
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Renovation
Ren`o**va"tion\ (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. renovatio: cf. F. r['e]novation.] The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. --Thomson. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. --Rabbler.
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renovation
1432, renovacyoun "spiritual rebirth," also "rebuilding, reconstruction," from L. renovationem (nom. renovatio), from renovatus, pp. of renovare "renew, restore," from re- "again" + novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new). The verb renovate is recorded from 1522.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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