1. (

• renovate ,
• restitute

) restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" ;

2. (

• refurbish ,
• renovate ,
• freshen_up

) make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" ;

3. (

• animate ,
• recreate ,
• reanimate ,
• revive ,
• renovate ,
• repair ,
• quicken ,
• vivify ,
• revivify

) give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" ;