Defn: One who renounces.
RENOVATE Ren"o*vate (rn"-vt), v. t. Etym: [L. renovatus, p. p. of renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New, and Renew.]
Defn: To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.
All nature feels the reniovating force Of winter. Thomson.
RENOVATION
Ren`o**va"tion (-v"shn), n. Etym: [L.renovatio: cf. F. rénovation.]
Defn: The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated
or renewed. Thomson.
There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of
the world. Rabbler.
RENOVATOR
Ren"o*va`tor (rn"-v`tr), n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. rénovateur.]
Defn: One who, or that which, renovates. Foster.
RENOVEL
Re*nov"el (r-nv"el), v. t. Etym: [F. renouveler to renew.]
Defn: To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENOVELANCE
Re*nov"el*ance (-ans), n.