regenerate

[ verb ri-jen-uh-reyt; adjective ri-jen-er-it ]

/ verb rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adjective rɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

to effect a complete moral reform in.

to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, especially in a better form or condition.

to revive or produce anew; bring into existence again.

Biology. to renew or restore (a lost, removed, or injured part).

Physics. to restore (a substance) to a favorable state or physical condition.

Electronics. to magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit.

Theology. to cause to be born again spiritually.

verb (used without object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

to come into existence or be formed again.

to reform; become regenerate.

to produce a regenerative effect.

to undergo regeneration.

adjective

reconstituted or made over in a better form.

reformed.

Theology. born again spiritually.

Origin of regenerate

1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again, equivalent to re- re- + generātus; see generate

SYNONYMS FOR regenerate

1 reform, redeem, uplift.

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OTHER WORDS FROM regenerate

re·gen·er·a·ble, adjective re·gen·er·ate·ness, noun non·re·gen·er·ate, adjective non·re·gen·er·at·ing, adjective

un·re·gen·er·a·ble, adjective un·re·gen·er·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby regenerate

regd., regelate, regelation, regency, regeneracy, regenerate, regeneration, regenerative, regenerative cooling, regenerative furnace, regenerative medicine

Example sentences from the Web for regenerate

That class of people has the natural tendency to regenerate according to Bellow.

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It began to regenerate as soon as American forces left Iraq.

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And the baddies, who light up, regenerate body parts, and occasionally overheat and explode, are pretty silly.

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That kind of browsing was a purely visual experience that usually cleared my mind, allowing it to regenerate.

The Bag Lady Papers, Part VIII |Alexandra Penney |June 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

If we can't do anything but sin till we are regenerated, who is to blame for our sin, but He who neglects to regenerate us?

Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again |Joseph Barker
He had subsequently some delightful conversation with her, in the course of which she exhibited evidence of a regenerate heart.

Cora and The Doctor |Harriette Newell Baker
And those amiable people who think to regenerate the world by radiating amenity are the choice accomplices of the villains.

The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 |Various
O child, we have heard that Sarabhanga of yore used to fully gratify the desires of the regenerate ones.

Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 |Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
To take of the water of life is to be regenerate; but to this end we must come, and must first will in order to come.

Calvinistic Controversy |Wilbur Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for regenerate

regenerate

verb (rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)

to undergo or cause to undergo moral, spiritual, or physical renewal or invigoration

to form or be formed again; come or bring into existence once again

to replace (lost or damaged tissues or organs) by new growth, or to cause (such tissues) to be replaced

chem to restore or be restored to an original physical or chemical state

(tr) electronics (in a digital system) to reshape (distorted incoming pulses) for onward transmission

adjective (rɪˈdʒɛnərɪt)

morally, spiritually, or physically renewed or reborn; restored or refreshed

Derived forms of regenerate

regenerable, adjective regeneracy, noun regenerative, adjective regeneratively, adverb

regenerator, noun

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regenerate

verb (used with object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

verb (used without object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

adjective

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verb (rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)

adjective (rɪˈdʒɛnərɪt)

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regenerate

verb (used with object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

verb (used without object), re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing.

adjective

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verb (rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)

adjective (rɪˈdʒɛnərɪt)

Derived forms of regenerate

British Dictionary definitions for regenerate