verb · neutral
renovate
/ˈrɛnəveɪt/RE·no·vate
to repair and improve a building so that it is modern and in good condition
Examples
“They decided to renovate the old kitchen last summer.”
“Renovating the house increased its market value.”
“We are planning to renovate our apartment next month.”
Band 8 sentence
“We renovated the kitchen last summer to increase the property's value and modernise the layout.”
Collocations
- renovate a house
- home renovation
Word family
Common mistakes
I make renovation to my house.→I renovated my house. / I had renovations done on my house.
We repaired the house last year (meaning large-scale improvements).→We renovated the house last year.
Say it for a higher band
5fix→6repair→7+renovate
Synonyms
refurbish
Easily confused
refurbish
“They decided to refurbish the old library last winter.”
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