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renew
What does renew mean?
renew (verb): reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use renew in a sentence?
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- They renewed their membership. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce renew?
/ɹɪˈnu/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does renew come from?
From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly on analogy with Latin renovāre) of earlier anewen (“to renew”), from Old English nīewian (“to restore; renovate; renew”), equivalent to re- + new.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of renew?
Words related to renew
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “renew” mean?
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
Right! That's what “renew” means.
to move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music
Not quite: that's what dance means.
to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground
Not quite: that's what rise means.
to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
Not quite: that's what read means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “renew”?
appreciate
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understand
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accomplish
Not quite: accomplish means something else.
regenerate
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