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re⋅new

  [ri-noo, -nyoo]
Use renew in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME renewen. See re-, new

Related forms:
re⋅new⋅a⋅bly, adverb
re⋅new⋅ed⋅ly  [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.
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re·new   (rĭ-nōō', -nyōō')   
v.   re·newed, re·new·ing, re·news

v.   tr.

  1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.

  2. To take up again; resume: renew an old friendship; renewed the argument.

  3. To repeat so as to reaffirm: renew a promise.

  4. To regain or restore the physical or mental vigor of; revive: I renewed my spirits in the country air.

    1. To arrange for the extension of: renew a contract; renew a magazine subscription.

    2. To arrange to extend the loan of: renewed the library books before they were overdue.

  6. To replenish: renewed the water in the humidifier.

  7. To bring into being again; reestablish.

v.   intr.

  1. To become new again.

  2. To start over.


[Middle English renewen : re-, re- + newen, to renew (from new, new; see new).]
re·new'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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