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renewed

renewed is the simple past and past participle of renew.

Meaning of renew

Verb

renew (third-person singular simple present renews, present participle renewing, simple past and past participle renewed)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
    • In such a night
      Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs
      That did renew old Æson.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
  3. To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
    • And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Romans xij:[2]
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To become new, or as new; to revive.
    • […] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds., II.2.6.ii
  5. (transitive) To begin again; to recommence.
    • This murder has been a cold case for decades until last year when the new sheriff renewed the investigation.
  6. (rare) To repeat.
    • The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds
      Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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What is renewed the simple past and past participle of?
Renewed is the simple past and past participle of renew.

Words near renewed in the dictionary

  1. renewal theory
  2. renewalism
  3. renewalist
  4. renewalists
  5. renewals
  6. renewed
  7. renewedly
  8. renewedness
  9. renewer
  10. renewers
  11. renewest

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