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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of renovare, from novare 'to make new'

renovate

 verb
     
Related topics: Construction
ren‧o‧vate [transitive]
TBC to repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again:
The hotel has been renovated and redecorated.
—renovation noun [uncountable and countable]
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