#1 renovate v. [restitute] restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel". wn
#2 renovate v. [refurbish, freshen up] make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate". wn
#3 renovate v. [animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify] give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health". wn
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