renew

[ri-noo, -nyoo] /rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu/

verb (used with object)

to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.

to make effective for an additional period:

to renew a lease.

to restore or replenish:

to renew a stock of goods.

to make, say, or do again.

to revive; reestablish.

to recover (youth, strength, etc.).

to restore to a former state; make new or as if new again.

verb (used without object)

to begin again; recommence.

to renew a lease, note, etc.

10.

to be restored to a former state; become new or as if new again.

Origin

1325-75; Middle English renewen. See re-, new

Related forms

renewably, adverb

renewedly

[ri-noo-id-lee, -nyoo-] /rɪˈnu ɪd li, -ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA), adverb

renewer, noun

quasi-renewed, adjective

self-renewing, adjective

unrenewed, adjective

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.

Examples from the web for renew

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Most full-time professors leave campus during the summer to renew themselves for the fall semester.
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The mammalian heart may possess the ability to renew seriously damaged tissue, researchers say.
Doctors of medicine must renew their certification, to say nothing of working extraordinary hours.
Existing customers are being encouraged to renew policies.

British Dictionary definitions for renew

renew

/rɪˈnjuː/

verb (mainly transitive)

to take up again

(also intransitive) to begin (an activity) again; recommence: to renew an attempt

to restate or reaffirm (a promise, etc)

(also intransitive) to make (a lease, licence, or contract) valid or effective for a further period

to extend the period of loan of (a library book)

to regain or recover (vigour, strength, activity, etc)

to restore to a new or fresh condition

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

to replenish (a supply, etc)

Derived Forms

renewable, adjective
renewability, noun
renewer, noun

Word Origin and History for renew

late 14c., from re- "again" + Middle English newen "resume, revive, renew" (see new); formed on analogy of Latin renovare. Related: Renewed; renewing.