renew
[ ri-noo, -nyoo ]
/ rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
SYNONYMS FOR renew
3 restock.
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Origin of renew
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7. 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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renew
/ (rɪˈnjuː) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of renew
renewable, adjectiverenewability, nounrenewer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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