English verb: renew | |||
1. | renew (creation) reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new | ||
Samples | We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years. They renewed their membership. | ||
Synonyms | regenerate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | freshen, freshen up, modernise, modernize, overhaul, reconstruct, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rejuvenate, remold, remould, renovate, renovate, replace, restitute, restore, restore, retread, revamp, revitalise, revitalize | ||
2. | renew (change) cause to appear in a new form | ||
Samples | The old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market. | ||
Synonyms | reincarnate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, rejuvenate, restore | ||