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renovates

renovates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of renovate.

Meaning of renovate

Verb

renovate (third-person singular simple present renovates, present participle renovating, simple past and past participle renovated)

  1. (transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.
    • This house is shabby: it needs renovating.
    Synonyms:
    vamp up
  2. (transitive) To restore to freshness or vigor.
    • All shall relent
      Who hear me—tears as mine have flowed, shall flow,
      Hearts beat as mine now beats, with such intent
      As renovates the world; a will omnipotent! […]
      And power shall then abound, and hope arise once more.1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...

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Questions about renovates

What is renovates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Renovates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of renovate.

Words near renovates in the dictionary

  1. renovated
  2. renovated butter
  3. renovated butters
  4. renovater
  5. renovaters
  6. renovates
  7. renovating
  8. renovatingly
  9. renovation
  10. renovationism
  11. renovationist

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