'Renovation' definitions:
Definition of 'renovation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed" [syn: renovation, redevelopment, overhaul]
noun
The state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment]
Definition of 'Renovation'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'renovation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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