| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To begin or go on after an interruption: continue, pick up, reopen, restart, resume, take up. See CONTINUE. 2. To impart renewed energy and strength to (a person): freshen, refresh, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, restore, revitalize, revivify. See HELP, STRONG. 3. To arrange for the extension of: extend. See CONTINUE. 4. To make new or as if new again: furbish, recondition, re-create, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renovate, restore, revamp. Idioms: give a new look to. See HELP, NEW. 5. To bring back into existence or use: reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, restore, return, revive. See INCREASE, KEEP. 6. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence: reactivate, reanimate, reawaken, rekindle, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify. See AWARENESS.
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