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renovating

renovating is the present participle and gerund 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 renovating

What is renovating the present participle and gerund of?
Renovating is the present participle and gerund of renovate.

Words near renovating in the dictionary

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

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