What's the difference between renew and replenish?

Renew


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.
  • (v. t.) Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent.
  • (v. t.) To begin again; to recommence.
  • (v. t.) To repeat; to go over again.
  • (v. t.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
  • (v. i.) To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Chapter one Announcement of the Islamic Caliphate The announcement of the renewal of the caliphate in Iraq in the year 1427AH [2006] was the arbiter between division and separation as well as the glory of the Muslims.
  • (2) But soon after aid workers departed, barrel bombs dropped by Syrian helicopters caused renewed destruction.
  • (3) The playing fields on which all those players began their journeys have been underfunded for years and are now facing a renewed crisis because of cuts to local authority budgets.
  • (4) Without a renewables target, Energy Department officials said, it would be possible for a large proportion of this shortfall to be met by gas-fired power generation.
  • (5) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
  • (6) We know that from the rapid take up of crowd funded renewables investors are actively looking for a more secure option.
  • (7) The statistics underline the significant strides being taken by the industry to meet a government drive to reduce Britain's carbon emissions, although the scale of renewable energy subsidies remains controversial.
  • (8) Under pressure from many backbenchers, he has tightened planning controls on windfarms and pledged to "roll back" green subsidies on bills, leading to fears of dwindling support for the renewables industry.
  • (9) And that is why we have taken bold action at home – by making historic investments in renewable energy; by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in our homes and buildings; and by pursuing comprehensive legislation to transform to a clean energy economy.
  • (10) One of these models, the cognitivo-behavioural approach developed by Beck since 1963, seems to be gaining a renewed interest in psychiatric circles, especially in North America.
  • (11) Mahler's Second Symphony - that song of love, renewal, and spiritual growth that Abbado has been singing for more than 40 years.
  • (12) "The coalition must keep its promise to be the greenest government ever by making it easier for renewable energy projects to take off – and creating a well-funded green investment bank focused on making Britain a world leader in a developing a low-carbon economy."
  • (13) The introduction of transdermal delivery systems has renewed the controversy regarding the efficacy of the drug, mainly in the light of the development of tolerance.
  • (14) Rather than challenging the Lib Dem policy on Trident, Miliband chose to criticise Cameron's comments about the renewal of Trident in last Thursday's leadership debate.
  • (15) The typical balance of power on Capitol Hill over surveillance is such that opponents of renewing Section 702 face strong political headwinds.
  • (16) The applications for renewals of UK passports from people living overseas that were opened this week date back to 29 April.
  • (17) But an industrialist embedded in his department told the Guardian that ministers were now internally questioning renewable power and other schemes that involved substantial public subsidies.
  • (18) The shock death of the 65-year-old designer in Miami on Thursday has brought renewed focus on the chronic lack of female representation in the profession’s upper ranks in the UK.
  • (19) But this no-nonsense venue, just 10km but a world away from parliament, is the latest stop in a national pro-renewables tour that is making the Abbott government decidedly uncomfortable.
  • (20) The Labour leadership is understood to be pressing for its MPs to abstain on the grounds that the party’s policy is under review and the real vote on Trident will come in the decisive “main gate” decision on renewal next year.

Replenish


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.
  • (v. t.) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
  • (v. i.) To recover former fullness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) That suggests they are being replenished by sulphur dioxide, most probably from volcanoes.
  • (2) The dietary components are utilized to replenish and augment glycogen and fat stores in the body.
  • (3) From these findings we conclude that the recycling of internalized Fc receptors greatly contribute to the replenishment of receptors on the cell surface.
  • (4) After administration of oestradiol-17beta to intact mature and immature rats, a decrease in the testicular concentration of specific oestradiol-binding sites was observed within 1 h. The binding capacity was replenished starting about 3 h after oestradiol administration and after 5 h the oestrogen receptor level had returned to control values.
  • (5) The management of hypernatremic dehydration begins with a replenishment phase if neither shock nor apparent anuria is present.
  • (6) N-acetylcysteine is assumed to reverse nitrate tolerance by replenishing depleted intracellular sulfhydryl groups, but data on interactions of N-acetylcysteine and nitrates in patients with stable angina are controversial and disappointing.
  • (7) Thus, while in intact hosts most of the transferred peritoneal LPSr cells decayed with time, following transfer into X-irradiated recipients the same cells were able to expand and replenish the lymphoid tissues of the host.
  • (8) Re-exposure to PSS completely replenished the NE-releasable store in 10 minutes.
  • (9) Stimulated inositolphospholipid turnover has been proposed to be initiated and sustained by hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P2], which may be replenished by an enhanced flux of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) to PtdIns 4-phosphate (PtdIns4P) to PtdIns(4,5)P2.
  • (10) Thus, it seems that stimuli which evoke LHRH release also increase LHRH mRNA transcription to replenish the hormone released during the LH surge.
  • (11) The officials boarded a helicopter to watch the USS William P Lawrence replenish its tanks with the blend of biofuel, which is made from beef fat from midwestern feedstock and produced by California-based AltAir Fuels.
  • (12) Britain threw down the gauntlet to donors on Monday by announcing that it would commit £1bn to replenish the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria on condition that other countries agreed to follow suit.
  • (13) The process of replenishment of cytosolic receptors was inhibited by the injection of cycloheximide.
  • (14) Three patients with hypomagnesaemia-induced hypocalcaemia were investigated during the phase of magnesium replenishment.
  • (15) The pattern of T-lymphocytes replenishment was identical for both types of transplant, and was not affected by Graft Versus Host disease (GVHD).
  • (16) Replenishment of thiamine monophosphatase is completed on the 60th postoperative day.
  • (17) The fund began a series of meetings with donors in April to kick off its fourth replenishment round , which is due to conclude with a pledging conference in December.
  • (18) An administration of 150 micrograms cycloheximide, that effectively blocked protein synthesis in the uterus of the E2-implanted rats, completely inhibited the replenishment of soluble ER induced by 5 micrograms E2.
  • (19) These aquifers are being recharged from the surrounding plains and hills, an area of 21,000 sq km, The study indicates it is being replenished at a rate of 1.2 billion cubic metres a year – more than enough to supply the entire county.
  • (20) The role of substrate replenishment in the kinetics of interfacial catalysis in phospholipid micelles was discussed.