
Renovate
Physical Changes
Renovate refers to making physical changes to a place like fixing or updating its parts.

The renovation of the library included new computers and seating areas.
Structural Improvement
Think of renovate as improving a structure to make it more useful or appealing.

They renovated the kitchen to add more storage and an island.
Not New Construction
Renovate is different from building something new; it's about upgrading something that already exists.

Instead of building a new house, they decided to renovate their old one.
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ImproveModernizeRefurbishRemodelRenewRestoreRevampUpdate
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