renovate

[/ˈrenəveɪt/]

verb

renovar

1. To restore something old to good condition by repairing and updating it

They decided to renovate their kitchen last summer.

Eles decidiram renovar a cozinha no verão passado.

2. To give new life or energy to something; to revitalize

The new management team will renovate the company's image.

A nova equipe de gestão vai renovar a imagem da empresa.

NYC Slang

pimp out (informal alternative for modernizing)

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General Brazilian

renovar

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

renovar

Standard usage, sometimes 'fazer reforma'

Rio de Janeiro

renovar

Standard usage

Portugal

renovar

Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

renovate from the ground up

give something a facelift

breathe new life into something

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