rejuvenate

verb

Etymology: From re- (“again”) + Latin iuvenis (“young”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener. Displaced native Middle English gingen, from Old English *ġinġan (literally “to make young”), equivalent to Old English ġeong + Old English -an.

1. To render young again.

   “Before coronavirus shuttered the world, a typical month for Connecticut native Zac Mathias was packed with appointments for microneedling (a collagen-stimulating process that involves repeated pin-pricks all over the face), regular resurfacing hydrafacials, rejuvenating laser treatments and the occasional red-light therapy session.”

2. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.

   “The exercise involved in recrafting the past, past encounters and memories actually rejuvenates short-term and present memory — remarkably!”

   “"We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised. We will get it open - and open means open. [...]."”