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Regenerate
rɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt
Regenerate definitions
verb
regenerate
regenerated
regenerates
regenerating
- (of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage
"the lizard has to find the wherewithal to regenerate its tail"
- (of an organ or tissue) grow again
"once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate"
- bring new and more vigorous life to (an area, industry, institution, etc.); revive, especially in economic terms
"the money will be used to regenerate the heart of the town"
revive revitalize renew restore breathe new life into revivify rejuvenate reanimate resuscitate reawaken rekindle kick-start uplift change radically improve amend- bring into renewed existence; generate again
"the issue was regenerated last month"
- (especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to
"he believed that it was possible to regenerate people"
- precipitate (a natural polymer, especially cellulose or a protein) as fibres following chemical processing
"methods were developed to regenerate the cellulose for use as fibres"
adjective
regenerate
- reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
"he was not truly regenerate"