REGENERATE
re•gen•er•ate /v./ Pronunciation Key - [v. ri-jen-uh-reyt; adj. ri-jen-er-it]
Verb (used with object)
- to effect a complete moral reform in.
- to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form or condition.
- to revive or produce anew; bring into existence again.
- Biology. to renew or restore (a lost, removed, or injured part).
- Physics. to restore (a substance) to a favorable state or physical condition.
- Electronics. to magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit.
- Theology. to cause to be born again spiritually.
Verb (used without object)
- to come into existence or be formed again.
- to reform; become regenerate.
- to produce a regenerative effect.
- to undergo regeneration.
Adjective
- reconstituted or made over in a better form.
- reformed.
Related forms
- re•gen•er•a•ble, adjective
- re•gen•er•ate•ness, noun
Synonyms
- reform, redeem, uplift.