Renovate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

restore to a previous or better condition

make brighter and prettier

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪt/.

Examples

They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
we refurbished the guest wing
My wife wants us to renovate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reanimate revive repair refurbish animate revivify freshen up recreate vivify restitute quicken

Parts of Speech

verb	restore to a previous or better condition “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”
verb	make brighter and prettier “we refurbished the guest wing”
verb	give new life or energy to “A hot soup will revive me”

Word Forms

renovation	noun	the state of being restored to its former good condition
renovator	noun	a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
restitution	noun	the act of restoring something to its original state
refurbishment	noun	the state of being restored to its former good condition
recreation	noun	activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
quickener	noun	an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
vivification	noun	the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
revivification	noun	bringing again into activity and prominence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

renovieren

Wiederherstellung eines früheren oder besseren Zustands

🇫🇷French

rénover

restaurer un état antérieur ou meilleur

🇪🇸Spanish

renovar

restaurar a una condición anterior o mejor

🇮🇹Italian

ristrutturare

ripristinare una condizione precedente o migliore

🇳🇱Dutch

renoveren

herstellen naar een eerdere of betere toestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

renovar

restaurar para uma condição anterior ou melhor

🇷🇺Russian

ремонтировать

восстановить прежнее или лучшее состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अच्छी अवस्था में लाना

पिछली या बेहतर स्थिति में पुनर्स्थापित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্কার করা

পূর্ববর্তী বা ভাল অবস্থায় পুনরুদ্ধার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

புதுப்பிக்க

முந்தைய அல்லது சிறந்த நிலைக்கு மீட்டமைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుద్ధరించు

మునుపటి లేదా మెరుగైన స్థితికి పునరుద్ధరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नूतनीकरण

मागील किंवा चांगल्या स्थितीत पुनर्संचयित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીનીકરણ

પાછલી અથવા સારી સ્થિતિમાં પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನವೀಕರಿಸಿ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಮರುಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരിക്കുക

മുമ്പത്തെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മെച്ചപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് പുനഃസ്ഥാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵੀਨੀਕਰਨ

ਪਿਛਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹਾਲ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تزئین و آرائش

پچھلی یا بہتر حالت میں بحال کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

翻新

恢复到之前或更好的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

改修する

以前の状態、またはより良い状態に戻す

🇰🇷Korean

새롭게 하다

이전 또는 더 나은 상태로 복원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổi mới

khôi phục lại tình trạng trước đó hoặc tốt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับปรุงใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

merenovasi

mengembalikan ke kondisi sebelumnya atau lebih baik

🇵🇭Filipino

ayusin

ibalik sa dati o mas mabuting kalagayan

🇲🇾Malay

ubah suai

pulihkan kepada keadaan sebelumnya atau lebih baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجديد

استعادة إلى حالة سابقة أو أفضل

🇮🇷Persian

بازسازی کند

به وضعیت قبلی یا بهتر بازگرداند

🇹🇷Turkish

yenilemek

önceki veya daha iyi bir duruma geri yükleme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁפֵּץ

לשחזר למצב קודם או טוב יותר

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