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rejuvenate vs renew

renew vs rejuvenate

rejuvenate and renew both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rejuvenate No No Yes No
renew No No Yes No
As verbs, renew is a hypernym of rejuvenate; that is, renew is a word with a broader meaning than rejuvenate:
  • rejuvenate: get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate
  • renew: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
Other hypernyms of rejuvenate include regenerate.
As verbs, renew is a hyponym of rejuvenate; that is, renew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rejuvenate:
  • rejuvenate: get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate
  • renew: cause to appear in a new form
Other hyponyms of rejuvenate include reincarnate, resurrect, revive.
rejuvenate (verb) renew (verb)
become young again cause to appear in a new form
make younger or more youthful reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
develop youthful topographical features
get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate
cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
Difference between rejuvenate and renew

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