to renovate a garment. He had cleaned and renovated the dark little hole of a cabin (Joseph Conrad).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under renew. (Cf. ↑renew)We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state (Emerson).
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ren|o|vate — «REHN uh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to make like new; make new again; make over; restore to good condition: »to renovate a garment. He had cleaned and renovated the dark little hole of a cabin (Joseph Conrad). SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
ren — ba·ren; bar·ren·er; bar·ren·ly; bar·ren·ness; ber·ren·do; ce·ren·kov; con·fé·ren·cier; cor·ren·te; cur·ren·cy; cur·ren·te; dai·ren; de·lo·ren·zite; der·ren·ga·de·ra; dze·ren; ei·ren·i·con; flo·ren·cée; fo·ren·si·cal; ha·ren·gi·form; ha·ren·gu·la; … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
tor|ren´tial|ly — tor|ren|tial «t REHN shuhl, to », adjective. of, caused by, or like a torrent: »torrential rains, Figurative. a torrential flow of words. SYNONYM(S): raging, tumultuous. –tor|ren´tial|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tor|ren|tial — «t REHN shuhl, to », adjective. of, caused by, or like a torrent: »torrential rains, Figurative. a torrential flow of words. SYNONYM(S): raging, tumultuous. –tor|ren´tial|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
Tor — 1Tor »große Tür«: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd., ahd. tor, got. daúr »Pforte«, asächs. dor, engl. door gehört zu dem unter ↑ Tür behandelten Wort. 2Tor »Dummkopf«: Das Substantiv mhd. tōre ist eigentlich ein substantiviertes Adjektiv, dessen r… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
tor·ren·tial — /təˈrɛnʃəl/ adj, always used before a noun : coming in a large, fast stream torrential rains a torrential downpour The rain caused torrential flooding … Useful english dictionary
Obrestad, Tor (1938-) — A Norwegian novelist, short story writer, and poet, Obrestad was one of the most active members of the Norwegian Profil group. He started out as a rather traditional late modernist, publishing both a collection of poetry, Kollisjon (1966;… … Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
renovator — ren·o·va·tor … English syllables
renovate — ren•o•vate [[t]ˈrɛn əˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) to restore to good condition, as by repairing or remodeling 2) to reinvigorate; refresh • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L renovātus, ptp. of renovāre=re re +novāre make as… … From formal English to slang
