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Renovated

Definition: Renovated

Renovated

Adjective

1. Repaired and improved; "some renovated apartment buildings in the rundown neighborhood".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "renovated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

 

Synonyms within Context: Renovated

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Newness

Late, modern, neoteric, hypermodern, nouveau; new-born, nascent, neonatal, new-fashioned, new-fangled, new-fledged; of yesterday; just out, brand-new, up to date, up to the minute, with it, fashionable, in fashion; in, hip; vernal, renovated, sempervirent, sempervirid.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Renovated

Specialty definitions using "renovated": SUPERINTENDENT, HORTICULTURE. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Renovated

DomainTitle

Books

  • Airport Construction: New and Renovated Transportation Centers (Architecture Series--Bibliography, a 2091) (reference)

  • Androcles and the Lion: An Old Fable Renovated (Bernard Shaw Library) (reference)

  • Building Manual for the Ywca: Design Guidelines for New or Renovated Building (reference)

  • Conservation Safety, Security, & Disaster Considerations in Designing New or Renovated Library Facilities at Cornell Univ Libraries (reference)

  • Renovated Houses: Case Rinnovate (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Renovated

Photos:
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Digital Photo Gallery: Renovated
 

"Russian known hero<(?)" by Karoly Feher
Commentary: "This is one of the last monument of the II. world war infected by the soviet era in Hungary. Strange but it's renovated and there are some flowers always there."
"Berlin1" by Frank Van Den Hurk
Commentary: "The renovated reichstag-building in berlin."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Renovated

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Residents of these renovated apartments tend to be in the high-income bracket. (references)

An ecological park, R&D facilities for environmental industry, port facilities, and distribution facilities are planned in this area. The old Sakai Port area is also planned to be renovated. (references)

According to a recent survey, over 70 percent of apartment residents want their apartments renovated compared to the 28.7 percent that have already have already done so. Moreover, over 95 percent of these apartment residents have expressed a preference for wood flooring, which could generate a further spike in Korean demand for wood flooring. (references)

Children

Denmark

Building regulations require special facilities for the disabled in public buildings built or renovated after 1977 and in older buildings that come into public use. (references)

Venezuela

A comprehensive 1993 law to protect the rights of persons with disabilities requires that all newly constructed or renovated public parks and buildings provide access. (references)

El Salvador

A 2000 law mandates that new or renovated public buildings be accessible to the persons with disabilities, and requires businesses to employ 1 person with a disability for every 25 employees, an increase from the preexisting requirement of 1 to 50. Although the Government had not enforced the previous law's employment quota, it brought together dozens of government agencies and NGO's to discuss ways to implement the new law effectively. (references)

Economic History

Mauritius

The arrival and departure terminal has been redesigned and completely renovated. (references)

Yemen

Aden International Airport has been renovated, including its terminal, tower, navigational equipment, and runway. (references)

Cape Verde

Ship repair facilities at Mindelo were opened in 1983, and the harbors at Mindelo and Praia were recently renovated. (references)

Human Rights

Netherlands

When the entire complex is renovated, it is expected to hold 700 prisoners. (references)

Suriname

Some prison facilities were renovated in recent years, which improved health and safety conditions. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

In 1998 the European Union renovated two prisons, but following the fighting in 1999, no further repairs have been made. (references)

Trade

Brazil

With renovated regulations, it is expected that enforcement will increase. (references)

Travel

Lithuania

Often, apartments have to be renovated to meet the western standards. (references)

Ghana

New buildings are under construction and old ones are being renovated. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Renovated

"Renovated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 59.15% of the time. "Renovated" is used about 142 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)59.15%8436,109
Lexical Verb (past tense)20.42%2964,444
Adjective (general or positive)19.72%2865,706
Noun (proper)0.7%1339,140
                    Total100.00%142N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Renovated

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "renovated": newly-renovated, recently-renovated, well-renovated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Renovated

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

mansion ontario renovated toronto

3

porch renovated

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Renovated

Language Translations for "renovated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏مصلح (correlated, pacificatory, pacifier, peacemaker, reconditioned, reformer, reformist, regenerative, remedial, restorer), ‏مجدد (reanimated, rebuilt, refreshed, regenerated, remade, renewed, restorative). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

更新 (renew, renewal, renewed, renewing, renovate, update, updating). (various references)

   

Danish

  

renoveret smoer (renovated butter), regenereret smoer (renovated butter), regenereret laske (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate), genoparbejdet laske (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

renovated butter (renovated butter), opgeknapte lasplaat (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate), geregenereerde boter (renovated butter). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

regeneroitu voi (renovated butter), uudelleenprosessoitu voi (renovated butter). (various references)

   

French

  

réparé (repaired), rénovés, rénovées, rénovée, rénové, rénova. (various references)

   

German

  

renovierten, renovierte (redecorated, upholstered). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ανανεωμένος αμφιδέτης (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate), ανανεωμένο βούτυρο (renovated butter), αναδιαμορφωμένος αμφιδέτης (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מחודש (renewed). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

megújított (regenerate, renewed), helyreállított (reconditioned). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ganascia regenerata (reformed bar, renovated fish-plate), burro rinnovato (renovated butter), burro rigenerato (renovated butter). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

enovatedray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

manteiga renovada (renovated butter), manteiga regenerada (renovated butter). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

renovado (new, new-look, renewed). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

renoverat. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yenilenmiş (reconditioned, regenerate, rejuvenescent, renewed), tazelenmiş (regenerate), tamir edilmiş, onarılmış (reconditioned, repaired, restored). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

оновлений (new, newborn, renewed). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Renovated

Misspellings

"Renovated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: rennovate, renovare. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Renovated"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "renovated" (pronounced re"nuvā'tud)
7-n u v ā' t u dinnovated.
6-u v ā' t u daggravated, elevated, excavated, motivated, reactivated, salivated.
5-v ā' t u dactivated, captivated, cultivated, deactivated, inactivated.
4-ā' t u dabrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, abbreviated, abdicated, accumulated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated.
3-t u dabstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Renovated

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-n-o-r-t-v"

-1 letter: endeavor, overneat, renovate.

-2 letters: averted, erodent, nervate, overate, overeat, ravened, revoted, verdant, veteran.

-3 letters: advent, advert, anteed, ardent, atoned, atoner, denote, derate, devote, donate, earned, endear, entera, evader, neared, neater, nerved, orated, ornate, overed, ranted, reaved, redate, redone, rented, revote, rodent, tavern, teared, tender, teredo, vender, vendor, vented, venter, vetoed, vetoer.

-4 letters: adore, adorn.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-n-o-r-t-v"
 

+2 letters: contravened, denervation, overplanted, overtrained.

 

+3 letters: denervations, overinflated, overstrained, ventromedial.

 

+4 letters: adventuresome, confederative, conservatized, countervailed, demonstrative, nonderivative, outmaneuvered, overcautioned, overeducating, overeducation, photoengraved, reinvigorated.

 

+5 letters: decorativeness, demonstratives, nonderivatives, overadjustment, overdecorating, overdecoration, overeducations, overmedicating, overmedication, overornamented, predevaluation, radiosensitive.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Digital Art
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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