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1rendezvous noun, plural ren·dez·vous [ORIGIN: MF, fr. rendez vous present yourselves]

1 a : a place appointed for a meeting; also : a meeting at an appointed place

b : an agreement to meet each other or with another person or thing

2 : a place of popular resort

3 : the process of bringing two spacecraft together

Synonyms

[1b] appointment, date, engagement, tryst—more at ENGAGEMENT

[2] hangout, haunt, resort—more at HANGOUT

2rendezvous verb -voused ; -vous·ing ; -vouses : to come or bring together at a rendezvous

Synonyms

assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, meet—more at ASSEMBLE

ren·di·tion noun : an act or a result of rendering

ren·e·gade noun [ORIGIN: Sp renegado, fr. ML renegatus, fr. pp. of renegare to deny, fr. L re- re- + negare to deny]

: a deserter from one faith, cause, principle, or party for another

Synonyms

defector, deserter, recreant; also betrayer, double-crosser, quisling, traitor, turncoat; chicken, coward, craven, dastard, poltroon; insurgent, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, revolutionizer

Antonyms

loyalist

re·nege verb re·neged; re·neg·ing 1 : to go back on a promise or commitment

2 : to fail to follow suit when able in a card game in violation of the rules

— re·neg·er noun

Synonyms

back down, cop out; also chicken (out); disavow, recall, recant, retract, take back, withdraw

re·new verb 1 : to make or become new, fresh, or strong again

2 : to restore to existence : REVIVE

3 : to make or do again : REPEAT <~ a complaint>

4 : to begin again : RESUME <~ed his efforts>

5 : REPLACE <~ the lining of a coat>

6 : to grant or obtain an extension of or on <~ a lease> <~ a subscription>

— re·new·er noun

Synonyms

[1] freshen, recreate, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, revitalize, revive; also make over, refurbish, rehabilitate, remake, remodel, renovate; refill, replenish, resupply

[1, 2] reanimate, reinvigorate, resuscitate, revive—more at REVIVE

[4] continue, reopen, restart, resume—more at RESUME

re·new·able adjective 1 : capable of being renewed

2 : capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management procedures <~ resources>

re·new·al noun 1 : the act of renewing : the state of being renewed

2 : something renewed

Synonyms

rebirth, regeneration, rejuvenation, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, revival—more at REVIVAL

ren·net noun 1 : the contents of the stomach of an unweaned animal (as a calf) or the lining membrane of the stomach used for curdling milk

2 : rennin or a substitute used to curdle milk

ren·nin noun : a stomach enzyme that coagulates casein and is used commercially to curdle milk in the making of cheese

re·nounce verb re·nounced; re·nounc·ing 1 : to give up, refuse, or resign usu. by formal declaration

2 : to refuse further to follow, obey, or recognize

Synonyms

[1] abdicate, abnegate, cede, relinquish, resign, step down, surrender—more at ABDICATE

[2] abjure, recant, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw—more at ABJURE

re·nounce·ment noun : the act or practice of renouncing

Synonyms

abnegation, renunciation, repudiation, self-denial—more at RENUNCIATION

ren·o·vate verb -vat·ed; -vat·ing 1 : to make like new again : put in good condition

2 : to restore to vigor or activity

— ren·o·va·tion noun

— ren·o·va·tor noun

Synonyms

doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp—more at MEND

re·nown noun : a state of being widely acclaimed and honored

Synonyms

celebrity, fame, notoriety—more at FAME

re·nowned adjective : having renown

Synonyms

celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, star, well-known—more at FAMOUS

1rent noun 1 : money or the amount of money paid or due at intervals for the use of another's property

2 : property rented or for rent

2rent verb 1 : to give possession and use of in return for rent

2 : to take and hold under