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erneuern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • innovate verb To introduce new ideas, methods, or products.
  • regenerate verb To grow new tissue to replace what was lost or damaged.
  • renew verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
  • renovate verb To repair and improve an old building or structure to bring it back to good condition.

Senses

erneuern is used for these senses in English:

  • innovate (intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
  • regenerate (transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
  • renew (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]
  • renew (transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
  • renovate (transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

regenerate — full definition

  1. verb To grow new tissue to replace what was lost or damaged.
  2. verb To rebuild or renew something, especially in an improved way.

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