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enew v. 1 restore, refresh, rejuvenate, revitalize, reinvigorate,
resuscitate, revamp, redo, rehabilitate, transform, regenerate,
refurbish, refurnish, renovate, refit, overhaul, recondition,
modernize, redecorate, do over: The entire interior of the
hotel has been renewed at considerable expense. 2 resume,
resurrect, restart, pick or take up again, recommence, return
to, reopen: They renewed their argument in favour of the
teaching of Latin. 3 restore, replace, restock, replenish: We
must renew our supply of claret. 4 repeat, reiterate, reaffirm,
confirm, reconfirm, restate, reassert: Each autumn she renews
her promise to return in the spring.
renounce v. give up, forswear, surrender, abandon, desert, abjure,
reject, repudiate, spurn, swear off, abstain from, deny, forgo,
forsake, eschew, disown, throw off or out, shun, avoid: He
renounced his claim to the throne and retired to a monastery.
renovate v. redecorate, modernize, do over, refurbish, refurnish, refit,
remodel; recondition, rehabilitate, restore, repair, revamp,
overhaul, patch up, Colloq do up, US fix up: We are having the
entire house renovated by an interior decorator. It was quite
costly to have those paintings renovated.
renown n. fame, celebrity, glory, distinction, esteem, acclaim,
reputation, prominence, eminence, note, mark, honour, prestige,
repute, ‚clat, lustre, illustriousness, stardom: She enjoys
great renown as a rock star.
renowned adj. famous, famed, celebrated, distinguished, acclaimed,
prominent, eminent, well-known, noted, notable, honoured,
illustrious: He was one of the most renowned authors of the
19th century.
rent° v. 1 let (out), lease, hire (out), charter (out), farm out:
Eric owns a three-bedroom house that he rents out. I should like
to rent a yacht for a cruise this summer.
--n. 2 rental, hire, lease, fee: The rent comes to about a
quarter of my salary.
rentý n. tear, rip, split, gash, slash, hole, slit: The skirt has a
six-inch rent in it.