1520s, back-formation from renovation, or else from Latin renovatus, past participle of renovare "renew, restore" (see renovation). Related: Renovated; renovating.
They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
My wife wants us to renovate
This will renovate my spirits
renin
renminbi
rennet
rennin
renounce
renovate
renovation
renown
renowned
rent
rental
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