renovate

renovate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. renew, restore, repair, freshen, purify. See restoration.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. refurbish, rehabilitate, fix up*, give a face lift*; see renew 1 , restore 3 .
See Synonym Study at renew .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
renew, revive, clean up, fix up, recondition, restore, remodel, refurbish, redecorate, *give a face-lift, modernize, update.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To bring back to a previous normal condition: rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, rehabilitate, reinstate, rejuvenate, restitute, restore. See HELP. 2. To make new or as if new again: furbish, recondition, re-create, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revamp. Idiom: give a new look to. See HELP, NEW.

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