I.to renew, restore (class., esp. in the trop. sense; syn.: instauro, redintegro).
I. Lit.: marc fontes assidue renovant, Lucr. 2, 591; cf.: “quibus (vaporibus) altae renovataeque stellae atque omnis aether refundunt eodem,” Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: “Lucifer renovatus undā Oceani,” Sil. 7, 639: “vides Virtutis templum a M. Marcello renovatum,” Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 61: “VIAS ET MILLIARIA,” Inscr. Orell. 905: “renovare veteres colonias,” Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 34: “vitem,” Col. 4, 27, 6: “durum arvum,” to renew by ploughing, Ov. M. 15, 125: “agrum aratro,” id. Tr. 5, 12, 23; id. F. 1, 159: “meus renovatur campus aratris,” id. Am. 1, 3, 9: “multa jugera (tauri),” Tib. 3, 3, 5; but also, to restore by not cultivating, to let lie fallow: “agrum,” Ov. M. 1, 110: “sedeat praeterea cottidie ad rationes, tabulasque testamenti omnibus renovet,” retouch, change, alter before everybody, Petr. 117, 10.—Poet.: “(Ulixem) veteres arcus leto renovasse procorum,” i. e. used again, Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 35.— Absol.: “non si Neptuni fluctu renovare operam des (sc.: purpureum colorem conchyli),” to restore, Lucr. 6, 1076.— *
2. In partic., in business lang., to renew or redouble interest, i. e. to take interest on interest, take compound interest: “Scaptius centesimis renovato in singulos annos faenore, contentus non fuit,” Cic. Att. 6, 3, 5; cf. renovatio, I. 2.—
II. Trop., to renew, restore: “periculum sit, ne instauratas maximi belli reliquias ac renovatas audiamus,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 19: “scelus renovare et instaurare,” Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 11: “institutum,” id. Div. in Caecil. 21, 68: “vetus exemplum,” id. Phil. 1, 1, 1; cf.: “veterem iram,” Tac. H. 4, 36: “veterem animi curam molestiamque,” Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 1: “nolo eam rem commemorando renovare,” id. Quint. 21, 70: “infandum, regina, jubes renovare dolorem,” Verg. A. 2, 3: “memoriam prope intermortuam,” Cic. Mur. 7, 16: “antiquarum cladium memoriam,” Liv. 23, 41; 22, 61: “bona praeterita gratā recordatione renovata,” Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 57: “haec studia,” id. Div. 2, 2, 7; cf. id. Ac. 1, 3, 11: “pristina bella,” id. Rep. 6, 11, 11: “bellum,” id. Fam. 4, 7, 3: “belli renovandi consilium capere,” Caes. B. G. 3, 2; id. B. C. 3, 102; Sall. J. 36, 1; Liv. 2, 31; cf. “proelium,” Caes. B. G. 3, 20 fin.; Sall. J. 51, 5; Ov. M. 5, 156: “casus omnes,” Verg. A. 2, 750: “vulnera,” to tear open, Ov. Tr. 2, 209: “rursus cursum,” Caes. B. C. 3, 93: “sacra rite,” Liv. 5, 18: “auspicia,” id. 5, 31; 6, 5: “societatem,” Cic. Fam. 12, 28, 2; cf. “foedus,” Liv. 9, 43 fin.: “amicitiam et societatem,” id. 34, 31: “dextras,” Tac. A. 2, 58: “luctus,” Tib. 2, 6, 41; Ov. M. 14, 465: “lacrimas,” id. ib. 11, 472: “renovata clades domūs,” Juv. 10, 243: “viam doloremque,” Curt. 3, 12, 17: “gaudia (with redintegrare),” Plin. Pan. 61 fin.: “annos Anchisae,” i. e. to restore his youth, make him young again, Ov. M. 9, 424: “senectutem,” id. ib. 7, 215: “florem aetatis ex morbo,” Liv. 28, 35: “annos renovaverat Titan,” Tib. 4, 1, 113. —
B. In partic.
1. To repeat in words, say again, say repeatedly: “hic renovabo illud, quod initio dixi, regnum comparari, etc.,” Cic. Agr. 2, 10, 24; cf.: “ut renovetur, non redintegretur oratio,” Auct. Her. 2, 30, 47: “de lege, de foedere, etc.... renovabo ea quae dicta sunt,” Cic. Balb. 7. — With ut: “(consules) ipsis tribunis (plebis) ut sacrosancti viderentur, renovarunt,” declared anew, repeated, that, Liv. 3, 55 Drak.—
2. To renew in strength; to refresh, recreate, recover, revive (syn.: “recreare, reficere): quies renovavit corpora animosque ad omnia de integro patienda,” Liv. 21, 21: “animum auditoris ad ea quae restant,” Cic. Inv. 2, 15, 49: “animos equitum ad alicujus odium,” id. de Or. 2, 48, 199: “virtus, quae risum judicis movendo ... animum aliquando reficit et a satietate vel a fatigatione renovat,” Quint. 6, 3, 1: “refici atque renovari,” id. 12, 6, 6: “ars variandi renovat aures,” id. 11, 3, 44: “fatigata (facundia) renovatur,” id. 10, 5, 14: “et virium plus afferunt ad discendum renovati ac recentes,” restored and fresh, id. 1, 3, 9: “renovato modica quiete exercitu,” Liv. 36, 14: “se novis opibus copiisque,” Cic. Mur. 15, 33: “ipsi mihi locus optimi illius viri desiderium renovavit,” Plin. Ep. 6, 10, 1.
