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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “renovate”

“renovate” is pronounced /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/ (RE-nuh-vayt) in American English and /ɹɛnəveɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”.
The sound

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renovate

/ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛnəveɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ɹɛɹɛstress
  2. nənə
  3. veɪtveɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɹɛnəveɪt/
Respelling
RE-nuh-vayt
Syllables
3 — ɹƐ-nə-veɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-nə-veɪt. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/

British

/ɹɛnəveɪt/

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Meaning

What “renovate” means

  1. verb

    restore to a previous or better condition

    “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”

  2. verb

    make brighter and prettier

    “we refurbished the guest wing”

  3. verb

    give new life or energy to

    “A hot soup will revive me”

Say it in a sentence

“They plan to renovate the cottage over the next two summers.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɛshort ennəschwavveɪlong att

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Questions

“renovate”, answered

How do you pronounce “renovate”?

“renovate” is pronounced /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/ (RE-nuh-vayt) in American English and /ɹɛnəveɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”. Build it as ɹƐ-nə-veɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “renovate” have?

3: ɹɛ · nə · veɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɹɛ”.

Is “renovate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/ (RE-nuh-vayt); British English says /ɹɛnəveɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “renovate” mean?

As a verb: restore to a previous or better condition For example: “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “renovate”?

Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-nə-veɪt. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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