regeneratedadj.
/rᵻˈdʒɛnəreɪtᵻd/, /ˌriːˈdʒɛnəreɪtᵻd/, U.S. /riˈdʒɛnəˌreɪdᵻd/, /rəˈdʒɛnəˌreɪdᵻd/ 1. Reborn, esp. spiritually; formed or created again; revived; restored.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > regeneration > [adjective]
regeneratea1450
regenerated1566
uprising1585
reborn1598
twice-born1849
born-again1928
the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating or constructing again > created or constructed again
re-edificate?a1475
regenerate?1536
re-exstruct1594
re-edified1595
recreated1612
rebuilt1647
recomposed1658
regenerated1758
reconstructed1834
recreate1855
recompact1868
1566 R. Crowley Apol. Eng. Writers f. 19v He hath now in that regenerated parte, no delite in anie other thing than the lawe of God.
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 203 Hee..loueth them also as regenerated and newe creatures in Iesus Christ his Sonne.
1625 Psalme of Mercy 112 None are thy Adopted, but such as are thy regenerated children.
1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 292 This happy Fruit by the free Hand of Heav'n, To such Regenerated Babes is given.
1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 125 The other name, Regenerated Tartar, which is also given it.
1806 R. Fellowes tr. J. Milton Second Def. in C. Symmons Prose Wks. John Milton VI. 374 At present he makes his appearance as a regenerated bookseller at the Hague.
1839 R. I. Murchison Silurian Syst. i. xxxviii. 526 Moulds of regenerated red Sandstone.
1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. 4th Ser. i. x. 109 His personal religion was not the religion of a regenerated heart.
1944 H. G. Wells '42 to '44 69 Our government's good faith in promising mankind a regenerated world, the ‘four freedoms’ and so forth after the war.
1960 F. G. Mann & B. C. Saunders Pract. Org. Chem. (ed. 4) ii. 72 Much of the regenerated aldehyde escapes by volatilisation.
1992 A. Fleras & J. L. Elliot Nations Within ii. x. 141 The time will come when the whole Indian race, living and dead, will be reunited upon a regenerated earth.
2. Biology and Medicine. Formed or replaced by regeneration (regeneration n. 3). Cf. earlier regenerate adj. 3.
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the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > [adjective] > forming anew > formed anew
regenerate1565
regenerated1732
1732 G. Smith Institutiones Chirurgicæ ix. 127 And not therewith to consume the newly regenerated Flesh.
1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 182 I supposed the regenerated nerves might now be performing their offices.
1827 Lancet 12 May 169/1 Their labours..furnished us with very little light on the organisation of regenerated tissues.
1898 Proc. Zool. Soc. 857 (note) The branches noticed by Dr. Goeldi are the result of some injury to the limbs, and represent new growths comparable to the bifid or trifid regenerated tails of Lizards.
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point iii. 42 The little bud of regenerated tissue which would normally have grown into a new tail had been removed.
1999 Alumnus Apr. 15/1 (caption) These conduits will allow more precise control of the microenvironment for the regenerated nerve, enabling patients to regain..the dexterity of their hands quickly.
3. Chemistry and Textiles. Of natural polymeric materials (esp. cellulose or proteins): reprecipitated following chemical treatment, typically in the form of fibres. Of fibres: prepared in this way.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to miscellaneous other processes
caking1727
neutralizing1784
humid1800
regenerated1874
aluminothermic1900
buffered1917
olated1931
oxo1945
wet-chemical1967
1874 Chem. News 20 Mar. 134/2 The addition of hydrochloric acid precipitates regenerated cellulose.
1904 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 29 Feb. 177/1 The next operation..is one for the purpose of denitrating the cellulose, in order that the fibre may ultimately consist of what might be termed ‘regenerated’ cellulose.
1948 J. T. Marsh Textile Sci. i. 8 Regenerated fibres may be classified according to the nature of the parent material, cellulose or protein.
1973 Materials & Technol. VI. iv. 277 Wool and silk are both protein fibres, and it is not surprising that attempts have been made to produce regenerated protein fibres.
1998 Polymer 39 3589 The..fibers were prepared by ozone-induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto regenerated cellulose fibers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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