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re·new  (r-n, -ny)

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.

5.

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

b. 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.

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[Middle English renewen : re-, re- + newen, to renew (from new, new; see new).]

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re·newer n.

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renew

Verb

1. to begin again

2. to take up again after a break: they wanted to renew diplomatic ties

3. to make valid again: we didn't renew the lease

4. to grow again

5. to restore to a new or fresh condition

6. to replace (an old or worn-out part or piece)

7. to restate or reaffirm (a promise)

renewal n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" regenerate replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" freshen up, refurbish, renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" revamp - to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it" remould, retread, remold - give new treads to (a tire) renovate, restitute - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" freshen, refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" revitalise, revitalize - give new life or vigor to restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" modernize, overhaul, modernise - make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
	2.	renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" reincarnate restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"

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renew

verb 1. recommence, continue, extend, repeat, resume, prolong, reopen, recreate, reaffirm, re-establish, rejuvenate, regenerate, restate, begin again, revitalize, bring up to date

verb 2. reaffirm, resume, breathe new life into, recommence

verb 3. replace, refresh, replenish, restock

verb 4. restore, repair, transform, overhaul, mend, refurbish, renovate, refit, fix up (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. modernize

Translations

renew [rɪˈnjuː] vt → renovar (= resume); reanudar (= extend date); prorrogar [+ negotiations]; volver a

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renew [rɪˈnjuː] vt → renouveler [+ negotiations]; reprendre [+ acquaintance]; renouer

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renew [rɪˈnjuː] vt → erneuern;

(attack, negotiations) → wiederaufnehmen;

(loan, contract etc) → verlängern;

(relationship etc) → wiederaufleben lassen

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renew [rɪˈnjuː] vt → rinnovare [+ negotiations]; riprendere