English verb: renovate | |||
1. | renovate (change) restore to a previous or better condition | ||
Samples | They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. | ||
Synonyms | restitute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, renew | ||
2. | renovate (change) make brighter and prettier | ||
Samples | We refurbished the guest wing. My wife wants us to renovate. | ||
Synonyms | freshen up, refurbish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, renew | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gentrify | ||
3. | renovate (body) give new life or energy to | ||
Samples | A hot soup will revive me. This will renovate my spirits. This treatment repaired my health. | ||
Synonyms | animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||