regenerate

  • 11regenerate — UK [rɪˈdʒenəreɪt] / US [rɪˈdʒenəreɪt] verb Word forms regenerate : present tense I/you/we/they regenerate he/she/it regenerates present participle regenerating past tense regenerated past participle regenerated 1) [transitive] to develop… …

    English dictionary

  • 12regenerate — re|gen|e|rate [rıˈdʒenəreıt] v 1.) [T] formal to make something develop and grow strong again ▪ efforts to regenerate the US economy ▪ The Marshall Plan sought to regenerate the shattered Europe of 1947. 2.) [I and T] technical to grow again, or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13regenerate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English regenerat, from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare to regenerate, from re + generare to beget more at generate Date: 15th century 1. formed or created again 2. spiritually reborn or converted 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14Regenerate — To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate. * * * To renew; to reproduce. [L. re genero, pp. atus, to reproduce, fr. genus (gener ), birth, race] * * * re·gen·er·ate ri jen ə .rāt… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 15regenerate — re|gen|er|ate [ ri dʒenəreıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to develop something again, or bring something back to its original state: a strategy designed to regenerate the local economy 2. ) intransitive or transitive SCIENCE to grow a new body part or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16regenerate — verb (T) formal to make something develop and grow strong again: Given time the forest will regenerate itself. | The Marshall Plan sought to regenerate the shattered Europe of 1947. regenerative adjective: a regenerative process regeneration noun …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17regenerate — regenerable, adj. regenerateness, n. v. /ri jen euh rayt /; adj. /ri jen euhr it/, v., regenerated, regenerating, adj. v.t. 1. to effect a complete moral reform in. 2. to re create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form or condition.… …

    Universalium

  • 18regenerate — verb Marion s daily walks really seem to regenerate her Syn: revive, revitalize, renew, restore, breathe new life into, revivify, rejuvenate, reanimate, resuscitate; informal give a shot in the arm to …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19regenerate — re•gen•er•ate v. [[t]rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] ər ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) to effect a complete moral reform in 2) to re create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form 3) to revive or produce anew; bring into existence… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20regenerate — verb (regenerated, regenerating) –verb (t) /rəˈdʒɛnəreɪt / (say ruh jenuhrayt) 1. to effect a complete moral reform in. 2. to re create, reconstitute, or make over, especially in a better form or condition. 3. to generate or produce anew; bring… …