# renew

Pronunciation: US say "ri-NOO" /ɹɪˈnu/; UK say "ri-NYOO" /ɹɪˈnjuː/; AUS say "ruh-NYOO" /ɹəˈnjuː/

## Verb

1. To bring something back to a fresh or original state, as if it were new.
   - Simple: To make something fresh or like new again.
   - _Careful restoration helped renew the cathedral's faded interior._
   - _The spa treatment renewed her tired skin almost completely._
2. To extend the time for which something is borrowed, especially a library book that is coming due.
   - Simple: To keep something borrowed for a longer time, like a library book.
   - _She renewed her library books for another two weeks._
   - _The borrower forgot to renew before the deadline passed._
3. To begin something again; to recommence it.
   - Simple: To start something again after stopping.
   - _Both sides agreed to renew negotiations the following spring._
   - _The committee renewed its investigation when new evidence surfaced._
4. To replace something broken or used up, keeping a needed supply at the required level.
   - Simple: To replace something used up or broken, or keep enough of it ready.
   - _The crew renewed the ship's fresh water before the long voyage._
   - _Farmers renew the soil's nutrients with seasonal cover crops._
5. To make a person spiritually fresh again; to restore or regenerate someone inwardly.
   - Simple: To make someone's spirit feel fresh and strong again.
   - _They believe that faith can renew the soul and bring back lost hope._
   - _Many traditions hold that grace renews the weary human heart._

## Verb

6. To become new, or as good as new; to revive of itself. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To become new or fresh again, or to come back to life.
   - _The weary traveler felt his strength renew as dawn broke over the hills._
   - _By morning the spent fields had renewed, green again after the long drought._
7. To state something again; to repeat it. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To say or do something again.
   - _Critics renew the same objection each time the bill returns._
   - _The speaker renewed his earlier point for those who had missed it._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A renewal; the act or an instance of renewing something.

## Origin

From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly modeled on Latin renovāre) of the earlier anewen ("to renew"), from Old English nīewian ("to restore, renovate, renew"): essentially re- plus new. It is related to Old High German giniuwōn and Old Norse nýja, both meaning "to renew."

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