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Verb: renew  ri'n(y)oo
  1. Reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
    "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
    - regenerate
     
  2. Cause to appear in a new form
    - reincarnate

Derived forms: renews, renewed, renewing

See also: renewal

Type of: re-create, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore

Encyclopedia: Renew