Renovation \Ren`o**va"tion\ (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. renovatio: cf. F.
r['e]novation.]
The act or process of renovating; the state of being
renovated or renewed. --Thomson.
[1913 Webster]
There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual
renovation of the world. --Rabbler.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
renovation
n 1: the act of improving by renewing and restoring [syn: redevelopment]
2: the state of being restored to its former good condition;
"the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: restoration,
refurbishment]
WordNet (r) 2.0
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "renovation":
copy, duplication, face-lift, furbishment, imitation, palingenesis,
re-creation, re-formation, rebirth, rebuilding, reconditioning,
reconstitution, reconstruction, redesign, redoing, reedition,
reestablishment, refashioning, refreshment, refurbishment,
regeneration, regenesis, reinstitution, reissue, remaking,
renascence, renewal, reorganization, repetition, reprinting,
reproduction, reshaping, restoration, restructuring, resurrection,
retread, retreading, revision, revival, slum clearance,
urban renewal
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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