The Only Use of
renovate
in
The Nickel Boys
- His grandmother Harriet had rescued the rug from the alley behind the Richmond Hotel after the last renovation.†
p. 13.1renovation = improvement (of something that had deteriorated)
Definitions:
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(1)
(renovate) to improve something that had deteriorated or become old -- especially a building
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus