refurbish

verb

Meaning

Improve the appearance and condition of a building or piece of equipment by cleaning, decorating, or repairing it.

Examples

  • The hotel plans to refurbish all of its guest rooms before the busy summer season begins.
  • They bought an old, broken laptop and managed to refurbish it for a fraction of the cost of a new one.

Synonyms: fix, repair, renovate, restore, rehabilitate