renew

[Re*new·]

To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

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To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to restablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

Verb
cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"

Verb
re-establish 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"


v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To begin again; to recommence.

v. t.
To repeat; to go over again.

v. t.
To make new spiritually; to regenerate.

v. i.
To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.


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 restablish; to recreate; to rebuild.
In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old son.
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.
4. To repeat; to go over again.
The birds-their notes renew.
5. (Theol.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Renew

Re*new", v. i. To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to restablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

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Usage Examples

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up.

Take a course in good water and air and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone no harm will befall you.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

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Other Usage Examples

There is an opportunity for us to renew ourselves. There's an opportunity for us to leave the past behind and present something different for the future.

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

I think it's time to have a celebration of life and renew our vows. And this time we're going to write the vows because they're going to mean a lot more. We certainly put the 'in sickness and in health' vow to the test the last year and half.

Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

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