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renovate

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To repair or improve an old or damaged building or object.

The volunteers planned to renovate the unused room before opening it to visitors.

Dictionary practice example.

An amateur furniture group hoped to reopen a dilapidated workshop whose cracked windows, peeling surfaces, and damaged cupboards showed years of neglect. The members planned to renovate the building before inviting new participants inside.

From A Workshop Worth Reopening.

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