释义
[ ri-noo , -nyoo ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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to renew a lease, note, etc.
to be restored to a former state; become new or as if new again.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of renew First recorded in 1325–75, renew is from the Middle English word renewen. See re-, new
SYNONYMS FOR renew 3 restock.
7 re-create, rejuvenate, regenerate, reinstate, mend.
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synonym study for renew 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM renew re·new·a·bly, adverb re·new·ed·ly [ri-noo -id-lee, -nyoo -], /rɪˈnu ɪd li, -ˈnyu-/, adverb re·new·er, noun qua·si-re·newed, adjective self-re·new·ing, adjective un·re·newed, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for renew After the screening, Jolie, who says she renew ed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds | Barbie Latza Nadeau| January 8, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The certification, which lasts three years, was renew ed by then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in 2012.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See | Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak| December 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Licensing, to be renew ed every five years with full background checks and mental health screenings, is the first step.
A Navy Vet’s Case for Gun Control | Shawn VanDiver| November 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The trend led to a resurgence of anthology television, and renew ed interest in The Twilight Zone.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’ | Rich Goldstein| November 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It has so far insured more than 200,000 people who had never been insured before, but it has to be renew ed next year.
Arkansas’s Blue Collar Social Conservatives Don’t Know What’s Coming | Monica Potts| November 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Footsteps again aroused her, and she started up with a feeling of hope animating her to renew ed effort.
The etchings on the plates to The Poetical Magazine were worked fairly away and renew ed.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume | Joseph Grego
It is very simple: Texas, wearied with the incessantly renew ed exactions of Mexico, has revolted to gain its liberty.
The White Scalper | Gustave Aimard
When she became a widow she resumed her place with renew ed power.
Gordon Keith | Thomas Nelson Page
At dinner they met again, and before the meal was over the quarrel was renew ed.
Mildred Arkell, (Vol 1 of 3) | Ellen Wood
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British Dictionary definitions for renew verb (mainly tr) to take up again
(also intr) to begin (an activity) again; recommence to renew an attempt
to restate or reaffirm (a promise, etc)
(also intr) 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)
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Derived forms of renew renewable , adjective renewability , noun renewer , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to renew restore, repeat, extend, resume, revive, prolong, reopen, continue, restate, reestablish, reaffirm, repair, rejuvenate, reinvigorate, recreate, replace, renovate, revitalize, spruce, resuscitate