renovate in WordNet English dictionary

1. give new life or energy to
   "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
   animate  recreate  reanimate  revive  renovate  repair  quicken  vivify  revivify 
   
2. make brighter and prettier
   "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"
   refurbish  renovate  freshen up 
   
3. restore to a previous or better condition
   "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"
   renovate  restitute