| NOUN | act | renewal, reclamation, rehabilitation | the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation |
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| act | renewal | the act of renewing | |
| process | renewal, refilling, replenishment, replacement | filling again by supplying what has been used up |
| Sounds | rihnuw'ahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation. | |
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| Synonyms | reclamation, rehabilitation | |
| Narrower | reforestation, re-afforestation | The restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting |
| urban renewal | The clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums | |
| Broader | restoration | The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state |
| Meaning | The act of renewing. | |
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| Narrower | self-renewal | The act of renewing yourself (or itself) |
| Broader | repetition, repeating | The act of doing or performing again |
| Spanish | prórroga, renovación | |
| Catalan | pròrroga, renovació | |
| Verbs | renew | reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new |
| Meaning | filling again by supplying what has been used up. | |
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| Synonyms | refilling, replenishment, replacement | |
| Broader | filling | Flow into something (as a container) |
| Spanish | reaprovisionamiento, reposición, sustitución | |
| Catalan | reposició, substitució | |
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