Renovate
What it means
To repair and improve a building or object so it is sound and useful again.
Reach for it when describing substantial renewal of existing fabric
The town renovated the station without removing its tiled facade.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when a bold update is intended
Careful Revamp can sound cosmetic.
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everyday
remodel
Fits when layout or form changes significantly
Careful Remodeling can erase historic fabric.
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everyday
Fits when damage is put right
Careful Repair alone need not improve the whole.
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professional
Fits when systems are updated to current needs
Careful Modernization is not preservation.
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professional
Fits when repairs and updates renew appearance and function
Careful Refurbishing is often less structural.
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formal
Fits when a valued earlier condition is recovered
Careful Restoration may reject modern changes.
Opposites 3
- neglect
- demolish
- damage
Common phrases 3
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renovate a house
They renovated a house beside the old mill.
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carefully renovate
Craft workers carefully renovated the painted ceiling.
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newly renovated
The newly renovated hall reopened on Saturday.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vininn126, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated