renew
English
/ɹɪˈnjuː/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
- (transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
- (theology) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
- (now) To become new, or as new; to revive.
- (transitive) To begin again; to recommence.
- (rare) To repeat.
- (transitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English renewen derived from Old English ġenīwian (renew, renovate, restore) prefix from English new.
Origin
English
new
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- New France English
- New Rochelle English
- New Rome English
- New Year English
- NewSQL English
- Newcastleton English
- Newgate English
- Newhouse English
- Newman English
- Newmill English
- Newport English
- Newspeak English
- Newtown English
- all-new English
- autorenew English
- autorenewal English
- benew English
- ennew English
- innew English
- neumorphism English
- new English
- new moon English
- newborn English
- newbro English
- newbuild English
- newbuilding English
- newbuilt English
- newchurch English
- newco English
- newcoming English
- newcreate English
- newer English
- newfag English
- newfangle English
- newfangled English
- newfashion English
- newfind English
- newfound English
- newgroup English
- newie English
- newish English
- newless English
- newline English
- newling English
- newly English
- newmade English
- newness English
- news English
- newspeak English
- newth English
- nonnew English
- nonrenewable English
- nonrenewal English
- nonrenewer English
- overnew English
- postrenewal English
- prerenewal English
- renewability English
- renewable English
- renewableness English
- renewably English
- renewal English
- renewalism English
- renewalist English
- renewer English
- renewest English
- reneweth English
- seminew English
- supernew English
- nouveau French
- new Japanese
- ニュー Japanese
- リニューアル Japanese
- ġenīwian Old English
- newe Middle English
- renewen Middle English
- newspeak Czech
- novořeč Czech
- nova Esperanto
- nu Tok Pisin
- nyun Sranan Tongo
- new
- news
- innew
- ennew
- newie
- newco
- newer
- newth
- newly
- benew
- newbro
- newfag
- nonnew
- NewSQL
- Newman
- newish
- newborn
- renewal
- all-new
- Newport
- seminew
- newfind
- newline
- Newtown
- overnew
- newling
- newmade
- newness
- newless
- renewer
- Newmill
- Newgate
- new moon
- newbuild
- newfound
- newbuilt
- Newhouse
- New Rome
- newspeak
- newgroup
- supernew
- Newspeak
- New Year
- reneweth
- renewest
- newcoming
- newfangle
- renewable
- renewably
- autorenew
- newcreate
- newchurch
- renewalist
- New France
- newfangled
- nonrenewal
- renewalism
- prerenewal
- newfashion
- nonrenewer
- newbuilding
- autorenewal
- postrenewal
- neumorphism
- Newcastleton
- New Rochelle
- renewability
- nonrenewable
- renewableness