| 单词 | rejuvenize |
| 释义 | rejuvenize in British English or rejuvenise (rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪz) verb (transitive) to rejuvenate or revitalize; make youthful again rejuvenize in American English (rɪˈdʒuːvəˌnaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -nized, -nizing to rejuvenate Also esp Brit rejuvenise Word origin [1810–20; re- + L juven(is) young + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, dynamic, nihilism, rationalize, unitaryre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert; -ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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