to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state
Word origin
[1925–30; re- + nature; cf. denature]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, gimmick, hot spot, off-line, runoutre- 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
Examples of 'renature' in a sentence
renature
Thus, whether animal cells renature large protein aggregates has long remained unclear.
James Shorter 2011, 'The mammalian disaggregase machinery: Hsp110 synergizes with Hsp70 and Hsp40 to catalyzeprotein disaggregation and reactivation in a cell-free system.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3194798?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)