renew
/ɹɪˈnju/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
Transitive verb
verb
To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
verb
To repeat.
Example Sentences
- "In such a night Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs That did renew old Æson."
- "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."
- "For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."
- "[…] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds."
- "But Christianity was a new religious force in Augustine's day. Today, as you say, its power to integrate culture has all but disappeared. Does Christianity still have the capacity to renew?"
- "Renewing neighborhoods dealing with vacant buildings badly need options other than demolition or dangerous vacant spaces."
Etymology
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. Cognate with Old High German giniuwōn (“to renew”), Middle High German geniuwen (“to renew”), Old Norse nýja (“to renew”).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈnju/
- British English: /ɹɪˈnjuː/