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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tending to impart new life and vigor to;
- Example: "the renewing warmth of the sunshine"
[syn: renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Renew \Re*new"\ (r?-n?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reneved (-n?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Renewing.] [Pref. re- + new. Cf. Renovate.] 1. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re["e]stablish; to recreate; to rebuild. [1913 Webster] In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Aeson. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent. [1913 Webster] 3. To begin again; to recommence. [1913 Webster] The last great age . . . renews its finished course. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To repeat; to go over again. [1913 Webster] The birds-their notes renew. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. (Theol.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate. [1913 Webster] Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. --Rom. xii. 2. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

renewing adj 1: tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising]