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renew
Verb
  • 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.] transitive
  • To make new spiritually; to regenerate. [from 14th c.] theology
  • To become new, or as new; to revive. [15th-18thc.] now rare, intransitive
  • To begin again; to recommence. [from 16thc.] transitive
  • To repeat. [from 17thc.] rare
  • To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned. transitive, intransitive