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ren⋅o⋅vate

  [ren-uh-veyt] 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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Origin:
1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L renovātus (ptp. of renovāre), equiv. to re- re- + nov(us) new + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ren⋅o⋅vat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ren⋅o⋅vat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ren⋅o⋅va⋅tion, noun
ren⋅o⋅va⋅tive, adjective
ren⋅o⋅va⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. See renew.
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ren·o·vate   (rěn'ə-vāt')   
tr.v.   ren·o·vat·ed, ren·o·vat·ing, ren·o·vates

  1. To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling.

  2. To impart new vigor to; revive.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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