Renew

Definition: Renew

Renew

Verb

1. 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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "renew" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Synonym: Renew

Duplication

Verb: double, redouble, duplicate, reduplicate; geminate; repeat; renew.

Memory

Remind; suggest; (inform ); prompt; put in mind, keep in mind, bring to mind; fan the embers; call up, summon up, rip up; renew; infandum renovare dolorem; jog the memory, flap the memory, refresh the memory, rub up the memory, awaken the memory; pull by the sleeve; bring back to the memory, put in remembrance, memorialize.

Newness

Verb: renew; (restore); modernize.

Refreshment

Breathe, respire; drink in the ozone; take a break, take a breather, take five, draw breath, take a deep breath, take breath, gather breath, take a long breath, regain breath, recover breath; get better, raise one's head; recover one's strength, regain one's strength, renew one's strength; perk up, get one's second wind.

Repetition

Recur, revert, return, reappear, recurse; renew; (restore).

Reproduction

Verb: reproduce; restore; revive, renovate, renew, regenerate, revivify, resuscitate, reanimate; remake, refashion, stir the embers, put into the crucible; multiply, repeat; resurge.

Restoration

Reconstruct, rebuild, reorganize, reconstitute; reconvert; renew, renovate; regenerate; rejuvenate.

Crosswords: Renew

Sweet love, renew thy force. (10 Things I Hate About You; writing credit: Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith)

All renew (Big Me; performing artist: The Foo Fighters)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Energy for Life: Reflections on a Theme: 'Come Holy Spirit, Renew the Whole Creation' (reference)

• One Touch Healing: Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Health, With the Miracle Power of Reflexology (reference)

• Relax Renew and Re-Energize 2 Cassettes (reference)

• Renew Your Life (reference)

• Renew Your Marriage at Midlife (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Renew (reference)

• Songs 4 Life: Renew Your Heart! (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But my son, when able, may seek the relief of the law, which I am denied: he or his son may renew his appeal, till he recover his right. (Second Treatise of Government)

From the coming into force of the present Treaty the High Contracting Parties shall renew, in so far as concerns them and under the reserves indicated in the second paragraph of the present Article, the conventions and arrangements signed at Berne on October 14, 1890, September 20, 1893, July 16, 1895, June 16, 1898, and September 19, 1906, regarding the transportation of goods by rail. (reference)

To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support--to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective--to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak--and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

When she again feeds, these sporozoites will be ready to renew the cycle. (references)

Business

Many more lines can be installed without having to renew most of the equipment. (references)

The distributors of such products must be registered at Dicscamec and renew their license every two years. (references)

Imports are aimed at large companies within the food industry, which renew their equipment on an occasional basis. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

In such cases, Baha'is more likely are able to renew passports. (references)

Zambia

On August 19, the Government shut down Radio Phoenix for failure to renew a transmitter license. (references)

Malaysia

In February 1999, the University of Malaya declined to renew the contract of Professor Chandra Muzaffar. (references)

Economic History

Spain

On average, Spaniards renew their automobiles every eight to ten years. (references)

Russia

On balance, the 2001-2002 period could renew the intensity of U.S. business interest in Russia. (references)

Guinea

The CNI also has the discretionary power to renew a privileged tax regime after the initial period expires. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

The DCO may renew detention in 30-day increments, up to a total of 90 days. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

In June the Ministry of Defense declined to renew Athamnah's detention order, and he was released. (references)

Kuwait

The Government also may expel foreigners if they are unable to obtain or renew work or residency permits. (references)

Minorities

France

According to representatives of Panda Software, the Interior Ministry and others subsequently indicated that they would not renew their contracts with the company. (references)

Political Economy

France

Signs of economic slowdown and a series of highly publicized layoffs have given the Communist and Green parties a pretext to renew pressure on the Socialists to pursue more traditional leftist policies. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Either a permit is not granted to an official of a company competing with a local firm, or the authorities threaten to not renew a permit because a foreign firm has not done enough to train and promote a Trinidadian into the position. (references)

Political Rights

Colombia

Elections to renew the entire Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled for March 10, 2002. Congresspersons are elected to 4-year terms. (references)

Zambia

The ECZ did not renew its contract with the controversial firm that had run the voter registration computer system in 1996. Parties and NGO's generally were satisfied that the new system was not subject to manipulation by the ruling party. (references)

Trade

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe also has bilateral trade arrangements with Namibia and Botswana, and hopes to renew and expand its expired agreement with South Africa. (references)

Travel

Egypt

To renew a visa, or to leave the country after a visa has expired, an American woman married to an Egyptian may need to present proof of the husband's consent. (references)

Worker Rights

Romania

At least one labor confederation has stated that it is unlikely to renew membership in the Pact. (references)

Spain

Unions nonetheless contend that employers practice discrimination in many cases by refusing to renew the temporary contracts of workers engaging in union organizing. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "renew": renew a bill ♦ renew a promise ♦ renew a subscription ♦ renew a subscription to ♦ renew an attack ♦ renew membership ♦ renew negotiation ♦ renew one's attention ♦ renew one's subscription ♦ renew oneself. Additional references.

Albanian

rivendos (re establish, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, recuperate, redintegrate, redress, re-edify, reinstate, rejuvenate, repair, replace, reproduce), riparoj (do up, doctor, fix, mend, recondition, refit, rehabilitate, renovate, repair, solder), restauroj (do up, re establish, reclaim, rehabilitate, restore), përtërij (freshen, innovate, refurbish, regenerate, rejuvenate), përsërit (duplicate, echo, ingeminate, recapitulate, recite, reduplicate, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, replicate, reword, say over), përsëris (duplicate, echo, ingeminate, recapitulate, recite, reduplicate, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, replicate, reword, say over), ndërroj me një gjë të ri, gjallëroj (animate, enliven, ensoul, exhilarate, illumine, inspirit, liven, liven up, move, pep, quicken, relieve, revive, rouse, set about, smarten up, spirit, spiritualize, sting, stir, tense, vitalize, vivify, warm up). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كرر (do again, duplicate, echo, exalt, hammer out, iterate, rectify, redouble, reduplicate, refine, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, say again), ‏غير (beyond, budge, but, change, commute, fashion, masquerade, metamorphose, mis, modify, modulate, non, overrun, rehash, reverse, revise, shape, shift, switch, switch over, than, transfer, transpose, turn, un-), ‏جدد عضويته, ‏جدد العضوية, ‏جدد (freshen, furbish, innovate, modernize, reawaken, recondition, redeem, refurbish, regenerate, rejuvenate, renovate, repair, restore, retrieve), ‏إستأنف (challenge, continue, reopen, resume). (various references)

Bulgarian 

сменям с нов (renovate), възраждам (revive), обновявам (reanimate, recall, rejuvenate, renovate, vitalize), започвам отново (start afresh), повтарям (echo, geminate, go over, ingeminate, re echo, recrudesce, reduplicate, rehearse, repeat, replay, reproduce, rerun, say over), подновявам (do up, furbish, novelise, novelize, redintegrate, refurbish, renovate, reopen, reproduce, restore, resume, revamp, take up, vamp). (various references)

Chinese 

續訂 , 更新 (renewal, renewed, renewing, renovate, renovated, update, updating). (various references)

Czech

vymìnit za nové, prolongovat (extend), prodloužit (elongate, extend, lengthen, let down, produce, prolong, pull out), osvìžit (exhilarate, invigorate, refresh, rejuvenate), obnovit (give back, re establish, rebuild, redintegrate, regenerate, reinstate, renovate, reproduce, restore, resume, retrieve, revamp, revive, rub up). (various references)

Danish

forny (renovate). (various references)

Dutch

vernieuwen, renoveren (renovate). (various references)

Esperanto

renovigi. (various references)

Farsi 

نوکردن (Renovate), تکرارکردن (Reduplicate, Rehearse, Reiterate, Repeat), تجدیدکردن , بازنوکردن . (various references)

Finnish

uusia (recondition, renovate, repeat, replace), uudistaa (innovate, reconstruct, renovate, reorganize, repeat). (various references)

French

renouveler (repeat, revive), reconduire. (various references)

German

erneuern (change, regenerate, remake, renovate, replace, restore, revive, to regenerate, to remake, to renew), verlängern (eke out, elongate, extend, lengthen, make longer, produce, project, prolong, protract, to elongate, to extend, to lengthen). (various references)

Greek 

ανανεώνω (freshen, refresh, refurbish, replenish, restock). (various references)

Hebrew 

לח�"ש (furbish, innovate, modernize, refurbish, revive). (various references)

Hungarian

megújít (reform, regenerate, reiterate, renovate, to reform, to regenerate, to renew, to renovate), kicserél (exchange, interchange, to barter, to change, to commute, to exchange, to refit, to renew), felújít (do over, furbish, modernize, refresh, revival, to do over, to furbish, to rake up, to recruit, to regenerate, to renew, to reopen, to resurrect, to revive, to speed up a car). (various references)

Indonesian

membarui (modernise, reform, refurbish, regenerate). (various references)

Italian

rinnovare (be renewed, change, furbish, happen again, redecorate, refurbish, renovate, repeat). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

書換える (to renew, to rewrite, to transfer), 書き換える (to renew, to rewrite, to transfer), 書き替える (to renew, to rewrite, to transfer), 付け換える (to attach anew, to change for, to renew, to replace), 付け替える (to attach anew, to change for, to renew, to replace), 切り換える (to change, to convert, to exchange, to renew, to replace, to switch over, to throw a switch), 切り替える (to change, to convert, to exchange, to renew, to replace, to switch over, to throw a switch). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きりかえる (to change, to convert, to exchange, to renew, to replace, to switch, to switch over, to throw a switch), つけかえる (to attach anew, to change for, to renew, to replace), かきかえる (to renew, to rewrite, to transfer). (various references)

Korean 

경� 하십시�". (various references)

Manx

kionnaghey ass y noa, jannoo ass y noa (innovate, remake, repeat), aanoaghey (refresher, rejuvenate, renewal, renovate, renovation), aachummey (deform, deformation, hash up, reconstitute, reconstitution, reform, reformation, remodel, renovate), aachiaddey (renewal). (various references)

Pig Latin

enewray

Portuguese

renovar (bud, coppicing, furbish, modernize, recondition, refit, refurbish, renovate, resprouting, restore, update). (various references)

Romanian

renova (do, recondition, renovate, repair, restore), renaşte (revive), relua (continue, reassume, recur to, reopen, resume, retake, revive), reforma (improve, invalid, reform), reînnoi (piece up, redintegrate, renovate, reopen, repeat, resume), reîncepe (reassume, recommence, recrudesce, reopen, restart, resume), se reînnoi (freshen), schimba (alter, change, chop, commute, convert into, exchange, fashion, improve, interchange, modify, replace, shift, substitute, supersede, supplant, swap, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, turn, vary), primeni (refresh, regenerate), intensifica (enhance, exaggerate, exalt, heighten, increase, intensify, redouble, sharpen, swell), drege (arrange, darn, doctor, Flavor, flavour, juggle, mend, piece, readjust, refit, renovate, repair, restore, retouch, season, set to rights, spice, tinker, vamp up), înnoi (furbish, innovate, refresh, renovate). (various references)

Russian 

восстанавливать (back out, deoxidize, indispose, re establish, reactivate, reassure, rebuild, reclaim, reconstruct, recover, re-create, recuperate, redintegrate, redress, reedify, reenable, re-enable, re-establish, refurbish, regain, reinstate, renovate, revive, undelete, unremove), возрождать (regenerate, restore), возобновлять (proceed, reactivate, recommence, resume), возобновить (reopen), оживить (liven), обновлять (freshen, innovate, novelise, novelize, refurbish, renovate, vitalize). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

obnoviti (re establish, reestablish, refurbish, renovate). (various references)

Spanish

renovar (do up, innovate, redecorate, refuel, renovate), redoblar (double, redouble, rumble), reanudar (reboot, recommence, restart, resume, take up), reafirmar (reaffirm, reassert, restate), volver a hacer (do over, redo, remake), volver a (hark back to, recur, revive), extender (carry, draw, draw up, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hold out, issue, lay, lay down, lay out, make bigger, make out, obtrude, open, open out, open up, overblow, prolong, put forth, put out, spread, spread out, stretch, stretch out, string out, unfold, unfurl, widen, write out). (various references)

Swedish

förnya (innovate, novelise, recruit, redintegrate, repeat, revive, revivify). (various references)

Thai

เริ่มใหม่ (reopen, rerun), เปลี่ยนใหม่, ทำให้มีพลังใหม่, ทำใหม่ (furbish up, remake), ต่อสัญญา. (various references)

Turkish

yinelemek (iterate, quote, recapitulate, recur, repeat), yenilemek (make over, modernize, rebuild, recondition, re-create, redintegrate, refurbish, rejuvenate, renovate, revamp, touch up, vamp up), uzatmak (augment, belabor, belabour, continue, drag out, draw out, eke out, elongate, enlarge, extend, grow, hand, hold out, hold over, lengthen, outstretch, pad out, pass, prolong, protract, pull out, rack, reach, repose on, sidestep, span, spin out, sprawl out, spread, stand over, stick, stick out, stretch, stretch out, turn to, wiredraw), tekrarlamak (duplicate, go over, ingeminate, iterate, play back, rebroadcast, recap, recapitulate, recrudesce, recur, re-enact, rehearse, reiterate, relapse, repeat, replicate, retell, return, revise, say, say over), tazelemek (brush up, freshen, freshen up, recreate, refresh, renovate, rub up, top up), bakım yapmak. (various references)

Turkmen 

tдzelenmek (replace, substitute), tдzelemek (renovate, replace). (various references)

Ukranian 

відновлювати (continue, deoxidate, proceed, re establish, reconstruct, recover, repair, restore, retrieve, solder), обновляти, поповнювати (eke out, recruit, replace). (various references)

Welsh

adnewyddu (renovate). (various references)

continuo, innova, innovabit, innovabitur, innovare, innovat, innovate, innovemus, instaura, instaurabis, instaurabo, instaurabunt, instauranda, instaurandum, instaurare, instaurarent, instauraret, instaurari, instauras, instaurastis, instaurat, instaurati, instauratur, instauraverat, instauravero, instauraverunt, instauravit, instauravitque, integra, integro, iterans, iterat, iterato, iteravit, iteres, nova, novas, novate, novem, noveris, novo, refer, referant, referantque, referantur, referas, referat, referebant, referebat, referendum, referens, referent, referentis, referentium, referetis, referrent, referret, referretur, referri, referte, referunt, relatus, renova, renovabis, renovabit, renovabitur, renovamini, renovantes, renovare, renovaret, renovari, renovata, renovatum, renovatur, renovatus, renovavit, renovetis, renovo, reparare, reparavit, reparo, restauranda, restaurare, resumo, rettulerunt, rettuli, rettulimus, rettulisset, rettulit, rettulitque. (various references)

niwian. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "renew": renewabilities, renewability, renewable, renewably, renewal, renewals, renewed, renewer, renewers, renewing, renews. (additional references)

Words containing "renew": nonrenewable, nonrenewal, nonrenewals. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Renew" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: benew, enew, Ennew, Erdnow, irenea, rawen, redew, reen, reene, reew, regnaw, rehew, renac, rene, renee, reneg, renel, reneo, rener, renes, renna, rennes, renneu, renox, renue, renw, renwed, resew, resewn, resne, revew, reyne, Reznek. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: newer.

-1 letter: erne, ewer, ween, weer, were, wren.

-2 letters: ere, ern, ewe, nee, new, ree, wee, wen.

-3 letters: en, er, ne, re, we.

+1 letter: erenow, renews, resewn, weaner, weiner, wiener.

+2 letters: crewmen, endower, newsier, nowhere, overnew, reendow, renewal, renewed, renewer, rewaken, rewiden, rewoken, rewoven, wakener, weaners, weenier, weiners, wencher, wennier, western, wherein, whereon, widener, wieners, wiremen.

+3 letters: answered, answerer, anywhere, awakener, bestrewn, caneware, crewneck, endowers, fencerow, foreknew, forewent, greenway, ironweed, menswear, neckwear, newcomer, newsreel, nowheres, ovenware, oversewn, overween, reawaken, reawoken, reendows, renewals, renewers, renewing, renowned, resewing, rewakens, rewidens, rewinded, rewinder, sewering, treelawn, wakeners, wandered, wanderer, warrener, watermen, weakener, weensier, wenchers, westerns, whenever, whitener, wideners, wineries, wintered, winterer, wondered, wonderer, woodener, worsened, wreathen, wrenched, wrenches.

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