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regenerate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Spiritually reborn.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Reproduced.
   • The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up. 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

Forms

Deriveds

unregenerate

regenerate en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. One who is spiritually reborn.

Forms

regenerate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/
• (UK) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Antonyms

uncreate (antonym(s) of “make anew”) · ungenerate (antonym(s) of “make anew”) · degenerate (antonym(s) of “revitalize”)

Deriveds

regenerator · nonregenerating · regeneracy · regenerome · self-regenerating · photoregenerate · regenerateness · regenerately · regenerable · regeneratory · unregenerating · regeneratable · autoregenerate

Relateds

regeneration · regenerative

Synonyms

rejuvenate (revitalize) · re-create (make anew)

Translations (53)

ga athghin (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · da regenerere (to become reconstructed) · la renovo (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · fi elävöittää (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · sk regenerovať (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · tr rejenere etmek (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · de regenerieren (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · pt regenerar (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · bg прераждам се (to undergo a spiritual rebirth) · tr rejenere olmak (to become reconstructed) · de regenerieren (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · no gjenreise (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · fr régénérer (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · fi elvyttää (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · bg възраждам (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · fi uudistaa (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · is endurholdgast (to become reconstructed) · fi kierrättää (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · fr régénérer (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · eo regeneri (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · io regenerar (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · tr yenilemek (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · is endurholdgast (to undergo a spiritual rebirth) · no regenerere (to become reconstructed) · tr yenilemek (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · el αναγεννώ (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · fi uudistua (to undergo a spiritual rebirth) · pt regenerar (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · la renovo (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · sk regenerovať (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · sk regenerovať (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · ro regenera (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · de regenerieren (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · bg възстановявам (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · tr yenilenmek (to undergo a spiritual rebirth) · el αναδημιουργώ (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · bg възстановявам се (to become reconstructed) · bg регенерирам (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · gd ath-ùraich (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · tr yenilemek (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · gv aaghien (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · bg регенерирам (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · de erneuern (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · ga athghin (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · la regenerō (to revitalize — see also revitalize) · sv regenerera (to become reconstructed) · gd ath-ùraich (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · ro regenera (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · la regenerō (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) · fi regeneroida (to replace lost or damaged tissue) · sk regenerovať sa (to become reconstructed) · tr yenilenmek (to become reconstructed) · gv aaghien (to revitalize — see also revitalize)