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Refurbish and Renovate Definitions

Refurbish

To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.

Renovate

To return to a condition of newness, as by repairing or remodeling.

Refurbish

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.

Renovate

To impart new vigor to; revive.

Refurbish

To furbish anew.
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Renovate

(transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.
This house is shabby: it needs renovating.

Refurbish

Make brighter and prettier;
We refurbished the guest wing
My wife wants us to renovate

Renovate

(transitive) To restore to freshness or vigor.

Renovate

To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.
All nature feels the reniovating forceOf winter.

Renovate

Restore to a previous or better condition;
They renovated the ceiling of the Sixtine Chapel
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Renovate

Make brighter and prettier;
We refurbished the guest wing
My wife wants us to renovate

Renovate

Give new life or energy to;
A hot soup will revive me
This will renovate my spirits
This treatment repaired my health

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