renew
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: lifestyle
religion
theology
Etymology: From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly on analogy with Latin renovāre) of earlier anewen (“to renew”), from Old English nīewian (“to restore; renovate; renew”), equivalent to re- + new. Cognate with Old High German giniuwōn (“to renew”), Middle High German geniuwen (“to renew”), Old Norse nýja (“to renew”).
Base: new
Affixes: re-
Inflected forms:
form: renews
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: renewing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: renewed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: renewed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: renews
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: In such a night
 Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs
 That did renew old Æson.
gloss: To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
pos: verb
examples: And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.
For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
gloss: To become new, or as new; to revive.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
intransitive
examples: […] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds.
But Christianity was a new religious force in Augustine's day. Today, as you say, its power to integrate culture has all but disappeared. Does Christianity still have the capacity to renew?
Renewing neighborhoods dealing with vacant buildings badly need options other than demolition or dangerous vacant spaces.
gloss: To begin again; to recommence.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: This murder has been a cold case for decades until last year when the new sheriff renewed the investigation.
Then gan he all this storie to renew,
And tell the course of his captivitie […]
1660, John Dryden, translating Virgil, (apparently from Eclogue 4), a snippet of translation used to introduce Dryden's Astræa Redux: A poem on the happy restoration and return of His Sacred Majesty Charles II
The last great age, foretold by sacred rhymes,
Renews its finished course; Saturnian times
Roll round again.
“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…].
 Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
gloss: To repeat.
pos: verb
tags: rare
examples: The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds
Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.
gloss: To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: I'd like to renew these three books.  Did you know that you can renew online?
gloss: Synonym of renewal.
pos: noun
Related words: renewal
urban-renew
Derived words: autorenew
nonrenew
renewability
renewable
renew acquaintances
renewal
renewer
renewing
renewment
renew one's vows
self-renewing
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: подновя́вам
roman: podnovjávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: подновя́
roman: podnovjá
lang: Dutch
word: hernieuwen
lang: Dutch
word: vernieuwen
lang: Finnish
word: uusia
lang: Finnish
word: vaihtaa
lang: German
word: erneuern
lang: Hungarian
word: felújít
lang: Hungarian
word: kicserél
lang: Portuguese
word: renovar
lang: Russian
word: подновля́ть
roman: podnovljátʹ
lang: Russian
word: поднови́ть
roman: podnovítʹ
lang: Spanish
word: renovar
lang: Spanish
word: remudar
lang: Spanish
word: reemplazar
lang: Spanish
word: reponer
lang: Spanish
word: substituir
lang: Spanish
word: cambiar