return

ne	return go back to a past state

Renewal implies continuity with the past, and a continual striving for freshness.
Repeating implies going back and trying something again, within the same domain.
Restarting implies discontinuity with the past, and a singular jump to a better state.
Return implies restoring continuity with the past, back to basics, back to the roots..

The thing returns to itself.

Renaissance	The rebirth or rediscovery of antiquity in the fifteenth century, coinciding with a break with the mediaeval. Zizek points to a vicious circle: the new zeitgeist formed itself through the influence of antiquity, which enabled renaissance thought to shatter the mediaeval chains; yet for this influence to be felt, the new zeitgeist must already have been active.
Rediscovery	For example, national identity. The thing returns to itself. Zizek sees this as a tautological gesture - a symbolic act.
Restoration