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Vinony

regenerate

adjective

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verb

  1. recover whole from parts; become reconstructed
  2. revitalize
  3. create anew
  4. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis; make new or like new
  5. undergo a spiritual rebirth
  6. make anew
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/ / /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.

  1. Spiritually reborn.
  2. Reproduced.

    “The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.”

noun

Etymology: From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.

  1. One who is spiritually reborn.

verb

Etymology: From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.

  1. To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
  2. To revitalize.
  3. To replace lost or damaged tissue.
  4. To become reconstructed.
  5. To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
  6. Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.