Meanings
plural renovations
- countableuncountableAn act, or the process, of renovating.
His room was currently under renovation.
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Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding
Near-synonym: (building renovation) remodeling
During the course, the Cijin District Office, the frontline local government unit in charge of executing the tomb's renovation, also worked hard to communicate with the deceased's families about how to redesign the space.
2017, Anru Lee, Wen-hui Anna Tang, “Gender, Popular Religion, and the Politics of Memory in Taiwan's Urban Renewal: The Case of the Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb”, in Zayn R. Kassam, editor, Women and Asian Religions, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 144Synonyms: reno, remodeling
- countableuncountablelifestyleA regeneration.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn act, or the process, of renovating.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe state of being restored to its former good condition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Indo-European*néweh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*nowāō
- Latinnovō
- Latinrenovō
- Latinrenovātiō, renovātiōnem
- Middle Frenchrenovation
- Latinrenovātiō, renovātiōnem
- Middle Englishrenovacion
- Englishrenovation
From Middle English renovacion, renovacyoun, from Middle French renovation and its etymon, Latin renovātiō. By surface analysis, renovate + -ion.
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Arabic تَجْدِيد, إِحْيَاء
- تَجْدِيد (tajdīd)act or process of renovating
- إِحْيَاء (ʔiḥyāʔ)act or process of renovating
- تَرْمِيم (tarmīm)act or process of renovating
Bulgarian възстановя́ване, ремо́нт
- възстановя́ване (văzstanovjávane)act or process of renovating
- ремо́нт (remónt)act or process of renovating
Chinese Mandarin 整修, 翻新
- 整修 (zhěngxiū)act or process of renovating
- 翻新 (fānxīn)act or process of renovating
- 刷新 (shuāxīn)act or process of renovating
Czech renovace, oprava
- renovaceact or process of renovating
- opravaact or process of renovating
- rekonstrukceact or process of renovating
Dutch renovatie
- renovatieact or process of renovating
Esperanto renovigo
- renovigoact or process of renovating
Finnish saneeraus, peruskorjaus
- saneerausact or process of renovating
- peruskorjausact or process of renovating
- remonttiact or process of renovating
French rénovation
- rénovationact or process of renovating
German Renovierung
- Renovierungact or process of renovating
Hebrew שיפוץ, שִׁפּוּץ
- שיפוץact or process of renovating
- שִׁפּוּץ (shipúts)act or process of renovating
Hungarian renoválás, felújítás
- renoválásact or process of renovating
- felújításact or process of renovating
Icelandic lagfæring
- lagfæringact or process of renovating
Indonesian renovasi
- renovasiact or process of renovating
Irish athnuachan, deisiú tí
- athnuachanact or process of renovating
- deisiú tíact or process of renovating
Italian rinnovamento, innovazione
- rinnovamentoact or process of renovating
- innovazioneact or process of renovating
- miglioramentoact or process of renovating
- aggiornamentoact or process of renovating
Japanese 改装, 修築
- 改装 (kaisō)act or process of renovating
- 修築 (shūchiku)act or process of renovating
- 更改 (kōkai)act or process of renovating
- 修理 (shūri)act or process of renovating
Korean 개조, 수리
- 개조 (gaejo)act or process of renovating
- 수리 (suri)act or process of renovating
Latin renovātiō
- renovātiōact or process of renovating
Norwegian Bokmål renovering
- renoveringact or process of renovating
Polish remont, renowacja
- remontact or process of renovating
- renowacjaact or process of renovating
- rekonstrukcjaact or process of renovating
Portuguese reforma
- reformaact or process of renovating
Russian ремо́нт, реконстру́кция
- ремо́нт (remónt)act or process of renovating
- реконстру́кция (rekonstrúkcija)act or process of renovating
- обновле́ние (obnovlénije)act or process of renovating
Slovak renovácia, oprava
- renováciaact or process of renovating
- opravaact or process of renovating
- rekonštrukciaact or process of renovating
Spanish reforma, renovación
- reformaact or process of renovating
- renovaciónact or process of renovating
- renovamientoact or process of renovating
- criamientoact or process of renovating
Swahili ukarabati
- ukarabatiact or process of renovating
Tagalog pagsasaayos, pagkakapag-ayos
- pagsasaayosact or process of renovating
- pagkakapag-ayosact or process of renovating
- pag-renovateact or process of renovating
Turkish yenileme, bakım
- yenilemeact or process of renovating
- bakımact or process of renovating
- tamiratact or process of renovating
Ukrainian ремо́нт, оно́влення
- ремо́нт (remónt)act or process of renovating
- оно́влення (onóvlennja)act or process of renovating
- реконстру́кція (rekonstrúkcija)act or process of renovating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with renovation
Cite this entry
renovation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renovation
“renovation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renovation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renovation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renovation.
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