reincarnate, renew
(verb) cause to appear in a new form; âthe old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger marketâ
regenerate, renew
(verb) reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; âWe renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty yearsâ; âThey renewed their membershipâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
renew (third-person singular simple present renews, present participle renewing, simple past and past participle renewed)
(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]
(transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. [from 14thc.]
(theology) To make new spiritually; to regenerate. [from 14th c.]
(now rare, intransitive) To become new, or as new; to revive. [15th-18thc.]
(transitive) To begin again; to recommence. [from 16thc.]
(rare) To repeat. [from 17thc.]
(transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
• See also repair
renew (plural renews)
synonym of renewal
• newer, weren
Source: Wiktionary
Re*new" (r-n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reneved (-nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Renewing.] Etym: [Pref. re- + new. Cf. Renovate.]
1. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Shak.
2. Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent.
3. To begin again; to recommence. The last great age . . . renews its finished course. Dryden.
4. To repeat; to go over again. The birds-their notes renew. Milton.
5. (Theol.)
Definition: To make new spiritually; to regenerate. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
Re*new", v. i.
Definition: To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
