noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act, or the process, of renovating. countable, uncountable

   "Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding"

2. 2
   the act of improving by renewing and restoring wordnet
3. 3
   A regeneration. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the state of being restored to its former good condition wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

refurbishmentrestorationcopyduplicationface liftface-lift

Example

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"The social welfare system is in bad need of renovation."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin renovatio, renovationem.

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