Renewal

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of renewing. countable, uncountable

    "The renewal of track by cranes and special tracklaying machines which lift out entire 60 ft. lengths of old track and lay in pre-assembled 60 ft. lengths of new, allows the process of renewal to proceed at a considerably faster rate than possible by older methods."

  2. 2
    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation wordnet
  3. 3
    An offensive action made immediately after a parried one. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of renewing wordnet
  5. 5
    filling again by supplying what has been used up wordnet

Synonyms

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reclamationabout faceabout-faceaccommodationadaptationadjustment

Example

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"Eliezer Ben-Yehuda contributed much to the renewal of the ancient language and to its adaptation to the everyday needs of the modern world."

Etymology

From renew + -al.

Related phrases

Markov renewal processnon-renewalrenewal theoryurban renewal

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