renews

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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