Both Uses of
renovate
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- It was one of his axioms that similar meditations or the automatic relation to himself of a narrative concerning himself or tranquil recollection of the past when practised habitually before retiring for the night alleviated fatigue and produced as a result sound repose and renovated vitality.†
Chpt 17 *renovated = improved (something that had deteriorated)
- Hungarian Lottery: a lowpower magnifying glass: 2 erotic photocards showing a) buccal coition between nude señorita (rere presentation, superior position) and nude torero (fore presentation, inferior position) b) anal violation by male religious (fully clothed, eyes abject) of female religious (partly clothed, eyes direct), purchased by post from Box 32, P. O., Charing Cross, London, W. C.: a press cutting of recipe for renovation of old tan boots: a Id adhesive stamp, lavender, of the reign of Queen Victoria: a chart of the measurements of Leopold Bloom compiled before, during and after 2 months' consecutive use of Sandow-Whiteley's pulley exerciser (men's 15/-, athlete's 20/-) viz.†
Chpt 17renovation = improvement (of something that had deteriorated)
Definition:
to improve something that had deteriorated or become old -- especially a building