as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
will have to renovate the house extensively before we can move in
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Recent Examples of renovate
The restaurant is connected to an old theater, The Observatory North Park, which was renovated and turned into a concert venue.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The couple renovated the maternity ward, where she and her daughters Mae and Helen were all born.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Recently acquired by the investment firm behind the Trailborn hospitality brands, the 203-room hotel will be totally renovated, rebranded, and expanded in the coming year.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Bigelow paid her rent by renovating apartments with Philip Glass.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Plumber, pipefitter and steamfitter These workers install and repair the systems that move water, gas, chemicals and steam in homes and businesses.—
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Swanson has already had surgeries to repair an artery in his calf and repair his tibia bone.—
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According to a December Los Angeles Times analysis, fewer than 14 percent of homes destroyed in the Palisades have received permits to rebuild.—
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Vinjamoori explains that while general recommendations for older adults often start lower, needs increase significantly if a person is active, recovering from illness, or trying to rebuild strength.—
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Using ancestral sequence reconstruction, which reconstructs ancient proteins from modern genetic data, the team resurrected cannabinoid-producing enzymes from early cannabis ancestors.—
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As part of an ongoing excavation, this mosaic floor may be the first in a string of discoveries that will continue to shed light on this ancient city, which was carefully reconstructed after the reign of Alexander the Great.—
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Rather than just fix the problem, the sport might want to identify what exactly the problem is.—
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Some of the most compelling accessibility tech didn’t try to fix vision so much as translate the visual world into something usable.—
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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