re|new

re|new «rih NOO, -NYOO», transitive verb.

1. to make new again; make like new; restore: »

Rain renews the greenness of the field.

2. to make spiritually new: »

Grant that we…may daily be renewed by thy holy spirit (Book of Common Prayer).

3. to begin again; get again; say, do, or give again: »

to renew one's vows. He renewed his efforts to open the window.

4. to replace by new material or a new thing of the same sort; fill again: »

She renewed the sleeves of her dress.

5. to give or get for a new period: »

We renewed our lease for another year.

–v.i.

1. to renew a lease, note, or other obligation or agreement.

2. to begin again.

3. to become new again.

–re|new´er, noun.

Synonym Study transitive verb. 1 Renew, restore, renovate mean to put back in a new or former condition. Renew means to put back in a condition like new something that has lost its freshness, force, or vigor: »

She renewed the finish of the table.

Restore means to put back in its original, former, or normal condition something that has been damaged, worn out, or partly ruined: »

That old Spanish mission has been restored.

Renovate means to put in good condition or make like new, as by cleaning, repairing, and redecorating: »

The store was renovated.