及物动词

1. 重新开始;更新
If you renew an activity, you begin it again.

2. 恢复，重新建立(关系)
If you renew a relationship with someone, you start it again after you have not seen them or have not been friendly with them for some time.

3. 延长(执照、合同等)的有效期;使续签
When you renew something such as a licence or a contract, you extend the period of time for which it is valid.

4. 使（受到损毁或丢失后)重获新生
You can say that something is renewed when it grows again or is replaced after it has been destroyed or lost.

1. cause to appear in a new form

e.g. the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market

Synonym: reincarnate

2. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

e.g. We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
They renewed their membership

Synonym: regenerate