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VIicinity Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

renew or restore ?

A great amount of work has gone into _____the Cathedral to its previous splendour.

A refreshing B restoring C renovating D renewing

The answer is B. But according to Merriam Webster , " renew implies a restoration of what had become faded or disintegrated so that it seems like new "
So could you please tell me why D is wrong ?
  

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VIicinity So could you please tell me why D is wrong ? 'Renewing to ' is not a native construction.

  • VIicinity So could you please tell me why D is wrong ?
  • 'Renewing to ' is not a native construction.
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VIicinitySo could you please tell me why D is wrong ?
'Renewing to' is not a native construction.

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