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regenerate
re·gen·er·ate R0123500 (rĭ-jĕn′ə-rāt′)v. re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing, re·gen·er·ates v.tr.1. Biology To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by the formation of new tissue.2. To form, construct, or create anew: Any part of the hologram can be used to regenerate the whole image.3. To give new life or energy to; revitalize: a new book to regenerate the flagging interest of his readers.4. To reform spiritually or morally: "The sacraments come from God and regenerate the person" (Radclyffe Hall).v.intr.1. To effect regeneration: Can the damaged nerves regenerate?2. To become formed or constructed again.3. To undergo spiritual conversion or rebirth; reform.adj. (-ər-ĭt)1. Spiritually or morally reformed.2. Formed by regeneration: regenerate tissue.
[Latin regenerāre, regenerāt-, to reproduce : re-, re- + generāre, to beget; see generate.]
re·gen′er·a·ble (-ər-ə-bəl) adj.re·gen′er·ate·ly adv.re·gen′er·a′tor n.regenerate vb 1. to undergo or cause to undergo moral, spiritual, or physical renewal or invigoration 2. to form or be formed again; come or bring into existence once again 3. (Biology) to replace (lost or damaged tissues or organs) by new growth, or to cause (such tissues) to be replaced 4. (Chemistry) chem to restore or be restored to an original physical or chemical state 5. (Electronics) (tr) electronics (in a digital system) to reshape (distorted incoming pulses) for onward transmission adj morally, spiritually, or physically renewed or reborn; restored or refreshed reˈgenerable adj reˈgeneracy n reˈgenerative adj reˈgeneratively adv reˈgenerˌator nre•gen•er•ate (v. rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adj. -ər ɪt)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.t. 1. to effect a complete moral reform in. 2. to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form. 3. to revive or produce anew; bring into existence again. 4. to restore or revive (a lost or injured body part) by the growth of new tissue. 5. to make (a substance) usable again, as by restoring it to its original chemical composition. 6. to magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit. 7. to cause to be born again spiritually. v.i. 8. to come into existence or be formed again. 9. to reform; become regenerate. 10. to produce a regenerative effect. 11. to undergo regeneration. adj. 12. reconstituted or made over in a better form. 13. reformed. 14. born again spiritually. [1425–75; (adj.) < Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again =re- re- + generāre; see generate] re•gen′er•a•ble, adj. regenerate
Past participle: regenerated
Gerund: regenerating
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| regenerate | | regenerate |
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| I regenerate | | you regenerate | | he/she/it regenerates | | we regenerate | | you regenerate | | they regenerate |
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| I regenerated | | you regenerated | | he/she/it regenerated | | we regenerated | | you regenerated | | they regenerated |
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| I am regenerating | | you are regenerating | | he/she/it is regenerating | | we are regenerating | | you are regenerating | | they are regenerating |
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| I have regenerated | | you have regenerated | | he/she/it has regenerated | | we have regenerated | | you have regenerated | | they have regenerated |
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| I was regenerating | | you were regenerating | | he/she/it was regenerating | | we were regenerating | | you were regenerating | | they were regenerating |
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| I had regenerated | | you had regenerated | | he/she/it had regenerated | | we had regenerated | | you had regenerated | | they had regenerated |
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| I will regenerate | | you will regenerate | | he/she/it will regenerate | | we will regenerate | | you will regenerate | | they will regenerate |
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| I will have regenerated | | you will have regenerated | | he/she/it will have regenerated | | we will have regenerated | | you will have regenerated | | they will have regenerated |
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| I will be regenerating | | you will be regenerating | | he/she/it will be regenerating | | we will be regenerating | | you will be regenerating | | they will be regenerating |
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| I have been regenerating | | you have been regenerating | | he/she/it has been regenerating | | we have been regenerating | | you have been regenerating | | they have been regenerating |
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| I will have been regenerating | | you will have been regenerating | | he/she/it will have been regenerating | | we will have been regenerating | | you will have been regenerating | | they will have been regenerating |
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| I had been regenerating | | you had been regenerating | | he/she/it had been regenerating | | we had been regenerating | | you had been regenerating | | they had been regenerating |
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| I would regenerate | | you would regenerate | | he/she/it would regenerate | | we would regenerate | | you would regenerate | | they would regenerate |
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| I would have regenerated | | you would have regenerated | | he/she/it would have regenerated | | we would have regenerated | | you would have regenerated | | they would have regenerated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | regenerate - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"renewreplace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"freshen up, refurbish, renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"revamp - to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"remould, retread, remold - give new treads to (a tire)renovate, restitute - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"freshen, refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"revitalise, revitalize - give new life or vigor torestore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"modernize, overhaul, modernise - make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" | | 2. | regenerate - amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuitincrease - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | | 3. | regenerate - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"reform, reclaim, rectifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"moralise, moralize - improve the morals of | | 4. | regenerate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"restore, rejuvenatereincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" | | 5. | regenerate - replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | | 6. | regenerate - be formed or shaped anewtake form, take shape, spring, form - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" | | 7. | regenerate - form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | | 8. | regenerate - undergo regenerationrejuvenate - become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | | 9. | regenerate - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"revitalizeameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him" | | Adj. | 1. | regenerate - reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"saved - rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul"unregenerated, unregenerate - not reformed morally or spiritually; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism" |
regenerateverb renew, restore, revive, renovate, change, reproduce, uplift, reconstruct, re-establish, rejuvenate, kick-start (informal), breathe new life into, invigorate, reinvigorate, reawaken, revivify, give a shot in the arm, inspirit The government will continue to regenerate inner city areas.
decline, degenerate, stagnate, stultify, become moribundTranslationsrégénérerrigenerarerigenerazione
Regenerate
regenerate[rē′jen·ə‚rāt] (chemical engineering) To clean of impurities and make reusable as in regeneration of a catalytic cracking catalyst by burning off carbon residue, regeneration of clay adsorbent by washing free of adherents, or regeneration of a filtration system by cleaning off the filter media. (electronics) To restore pulses to their original shape. To restore stored information to its original form in a storage tube in order to counteract fading and disturbances. RegenerateTo form, construct, or create anew.regenerate
re·gen·er·ate (rē-jen'ĕr-āt), To renew; to reproduce. [L. re- genero, pp. -atus, to reproduce, fr. genus (gener-), birth, race] regenerate (rĭ-jĕn′ə-rāt′)v. regener·ated, regener·ating, regener·ates v.tr. Biology To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by the formation of new tissue.v.intr. To effect regeneration: Can the damaged nerves regenerate?adj. (-ər-ĭt) Formed by regeneration: regenerate tissue.
re·gen′er·a·ble (-ər-ə-bəl) adj.re·gen′er·ate·ly adv.re·gen′er·a′tor n.regenerate
Synonyms for regenerateverb renewSynonyms- renew
- restore
- revive
- renovate
- change
- reproduce
- uplift
- reconstruct
- re-establish
- rejuvenate
- kick-start
- breathe new life into
- invigorate
- reinvigorate
- reawaken
- revivify
- give a shot in the arm
- inspirit
Antonyms- decline
- degenerate
- stagnate
- stultify
- become moribund
Synonyms for regenerateverb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like newSynonymsRelated Words- replace
- freshen up
- refurbish
- renovate
- revamp
- remould
- retread
- remold
- restitute
- freshen
- refresh
- revitalise
- revitalize
- restore
- regenerate
- rejuvenate
- modernize
- overhaul
- modernise
- re-create
- reconstruct
verb amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuitRelated Wordsverb bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right oneSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- see the light
- straighten out
- reform
- moralise
- moralize
verb return to lifeSynonymsRelated Words- reincarnate
- renew
- resurrect
- revive
- regenerate
verb replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissueRelated Wordsverb be formed or shaped anewRelated Words- take form
- take shape
- spring
- form
verb form or produce anewRelated Wordsverb undergo regenerationRelated Wordsverb restore strengthSynonymsRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- rejuvenate
adj reformed spiritually or morallyRelated WordsAntonyms- unregenerated
- unregenerate
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