renovate

Ultimately from Latin renovatus, perfect passive participle of renovō (“I renew”), either directly or as a back-formation from renovation.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹenəʊveɪt/, /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹenəveɪt/

renovate (third-person singular simple present renovates, present participle renovating, simple past and past participle renovated)

1. (transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

   This house is shabby: it needs renovating.

2. (transitive) To restore to freshness or vigor.

• See also Thesaurus:repair

• renovation

• rejuvenate

• overneat

renovāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of renovō