English → Latin
“renew” in Latin
novōto make new, renew, refresh; to alter, changerenovōto renew, restore or revive; to retouch, change, alterreficiōto make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct; to restore, repair, fix, refit; to reappoint, re-electredintegrōto restore or renew, refresh or reviverepetōto attack again; to go back to; to recommence, resume, renew or repeat an action; to recount, to recall, to recollectiterōto do a second time, repeat, renew
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
renew
To make new again, restore to its former state, novare: renovare: reconcinnere: reficere (to mend, repair; reficere, especially by building).
To begin anew, renovare: renovare et instaurare: instaurare de integro (to arrange, begin anew. But instaurare of itself never means to renew, but = to enter upon, etc.; Vid: Döderlein, Syn., 4, p. 300): ititegrare: redintegrare (to begin again, go over quite from the first): repetere (to repeat, take in hand again): iterare (to take in hand for the second time). To renew a war, bellum renovare, redintegrate, de integro instaurare; rebellare, rebellionem facere (both only of a conquered people, without the idea of rebellion): to renew a battle; [Vid: BATTLE]. To renew friendship, amicitiam renovare; with anybody, se restituere in alicujus amicitiam: to renew pain or grief, dolorem renovare, refricare: to renew a custom, referre consuetudinem, morem; institutum referre ac renovare: to renew itself, recrudescere (of pain, disturbance, war, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for renew?
- The usual Latin words for “renew” are novō, renovō, reficiō; also redintegrō, repetō, iterō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.