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re⋅new
[ri-noo, -nyoo] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume. |
| 2. | to make effective for an additional period: to renew a lease. |
| 3. | to restore or replenish: to renew a stock of goods. |
| 4. | to make, say, or do again. |
| 5. | to revive; reestablish. |
| 6. | to recover (youth, strength, etc.). |
| 7. | to restore to a former state; make new or as if new again. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to begin again; recommence. |
| 9. | to renew a lease, note, etc. |
| 10. | to be restored to a former state; become new or as if new again. |
Related forms:
re⋅new⋅a⋅bly, adverb
re⋅new⋅ed⋅ly [ri-noo-id-lee, -nyoo-] , adverb
[ri-noo-id-lee, -nyoo-] , adverb re⋅new⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
3. restock. 7. re-create, rejuvenate, regenerate, reinstate, mend. Renew, renovate, repair, restore suggest making something the way it formerly was. To renew means to bring back to an original condition of freshness and vigor: to renew one's enthusiasm. Renovate means to do over or make good any dilapidation of something: to renovate an old house. To repair is to put into good or sound condition; to make good any injury, damage, wear and tear, decay, etc.; to mend: to repair the roof of a house. To restore is to bring back to its former place or position something which has faded, disappeared, been lost, etc., or to reinstate a person in rank or position: to restore a king to his throne.
3. restock. 7. re-create, rejuvenate, regenerate, reinstate, mend. Renew, renovate, repair, restore suggest making something the way it formerly was. To renew means to bring back to an original condition of freshness and vigor: to renew one's enthusiasm. Renovate means to do over or make good any dilapidation of something: to renovate an old house. To repair is to put into good or sound condition; to make good any injury, damage, wear and tear, decay, etc.; to mend: to repair the roof of a house. To restore is to bring back to its former place or position something which has faded, disappeared, been lost, etc., or to reinstate a person in rank or position: to restore a king to his throne.
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| re·new (rĭ-nōō', -nyōō') v. re·newed, re·new·ing, re·news v. tr.
[Middle English renewen : re-, re- + newen, to renew (from new, new; see new).] re·new'er n. |
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Renew
Re*new"\ (r?-n?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reneved (-n?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Renewing.] [Pref. re- + new. Cf. Renovate.]1. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re?stablish; to recreate; to rebuild. In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old ?son. --Shak. 2. Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent. 3. To begin again; to recommence. The last great age . . . renews its finished course. --Dryden. 4. To repeat; to go over again. The birds-their notes renew. --Milton. 5. (Theol.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. --Rom. xii. 2.Renew
Re*new"\, v. i. To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.
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Language Translation for : renew
Spanish:
renovar,
German:
erneuern,
Japanese:
再び始める
renew
1382, from re- "again" + M.E. newen "resume, revive, renew;" on analogy of L. renovare. Renewable is recorded from 1727; in ref. to energy sources, it is attested from 1971.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·new
Pronunciation: ri-'nü, -'nyü
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection; specifically : to prevent the lapse of (a judgment) due to expiration of a statute of limitations
2 : to do or state again <renewed his objection to the evidence>
3 : to grant or obtain again or as an extension <renew a lease> intransitive verb 1 : to become new or as new
2 : to make a renewal (as of a contract) —re·new·abil·i·ty /-"nü-&-'bi-l&-tE, -"nyü-/ noun —re·new·able /-'nü-&-b&l, -'nyü-/ adjective
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