renew[verb]Synonyms:- recommence, continue, extend, reaffirm, recreate, reopen, repeat, resume
- restore, mend, modernize, overhaul, refit, refurbish, renovate, repair
- replace, refresh, replenish, restock
Antonyms: wear out
Contrasted words: bankrupt, deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, consume
Related Words: make over,
remodel,
mend,
rebuild,
repair,
correct,
rectify,
reform,
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re‧new /rɪˈnjuː $ rɪˈnuː/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: adjective:
new,
renewable,
renewed,
newsy;
noun:
news,
renewal;
verb:
renew;
adverb:
newly]
1. to arrange for an agreement or official document to continue for a further period of time
renew sb’s contract/licence/membership etc
I need to renew my passport this year.2. formal to begin doing something again after a period of not doing it
Synonym : resume:
Local people have renewed their efforts to save the school. Police renewed their appeal for witnesses.renew a friendship/acquaintance etc (=become friendly with someone again)3. to remove something that is old or broken and put a new one in its place
Synonym : replace:
The window frames need to be renewed.4. renew a book to arrange to borrow a library book for a further period of time
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