单词 | regenerate |
释义 | regenerate (once / 1068 pages) 1vadj 2v Starfish are famous for their ability to regenerate, or regrow, a lost arm. Anything that revives in this magical way can be said to regenerate. While the verb regenerate can literally mean "produce anew," it can also describe what happens when something is fixed up, made "like new." An argument that's often made for bringing a new company, sports complex, casino, or other enterprise to a depressed area is that it will regenerate the town economically, bringing it back to life. In Latin, regeneratio means "being born again." WORD FAMILYregenerate: regenerated, regenerates, regenerating, regeneration, unregenerate+/generate: generated, generates, generating, generation, generative, generator, regenerate/generated: self-generated/generation: generational, generations/generational: generationally/generator: generators/regenerated: unregenerated/regeneration: regenerations/unregenerate: unregenerately USAGE EXAMPLESThe trees also suffer from low germination and fail to regenerate without human help, she said. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) BlueRock plans to focus on developing stem-cell therapies to regenerate heart muscles following a heart attack and treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) “This is the color of hopefulness, and of our connection to nature. It speaks to what we call the ‘re’ words: regenerate, refresh, revitalize, renew. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1 1v reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new Syn|Hypo|Hyper renew replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) freshen up, refurbish, renovatemake brighter and prettier revampto patch up or renovate; repair or restore remold, remould, retreadgive new treads to (a tire) renovate, restituterestore to a previous or better condition freshen, refreshmake (to feel) fresh revitalise, revitalizegive new life or vigor to rejuvenate, restorereturn to life; get or give new life or energy modernise, modernize, overhaulmake repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to reconstruct, restorereturn to its original or usable and functioning condition change, commute, convert, exchangeexchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category changeremove or replace the coverings of gentrifyrenovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations reincarnate, renewcause to appear in a new form resurrect, reviverestore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state retrofitsubstitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones air, air out, vent, ventilateexpose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen novatereplace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one decompress, uncompressrestore to its uncompressed form rehabilitatehelp to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute rehabilitaterestore to a state of good condition or operation defibrillatestop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks reinstaterestore to the previous state or rank re-create create anew 2v form or produce anew regenerate hatred Hyper create, make make or cause to be or to become 3v be formed or shaped anew Hyper form, spring, take form, take shape develop into a distinctive entity 4v undergo regeneration Hypo|Hyper rejuvenate become young again change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 5v return to life; get or give new life or energy Syn|Hypo|Hyper rejuvenate, restore reincarnate, renew cause to appear in a new form resurrect, reviverestore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state republishrevive (a cancelled will or a libel) renew reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new 6v restore strength Syn|Hypo|Hyper revitalize rejuvenate make younger or more youthful ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better 7v replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue The snake regenerated its tail Hyper re-create create anew 8v bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one Syn|Hypo|Hyper reclaim, rectify, reform reform, see the light, straighten out change for the better moralise, moralize improve the morals of alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 9adj reformed spiritually or morally 2a regenerate sinner regenerate by redemption from error or decay Syn|Ant saved rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin born-again, converted, rebornspiritually reborn or converted reformedcaused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one unregenerate, unregenerated not reformed morally or spiritually lostspiritually or physically doomed or destroyed impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentantnot penitent or remorseful cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentantstubbornly persistent in wrongdoing impenitentimpervious to moral persuasion unconverted, unpersuadednot converted v amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit Hyper increase make bigger or more |
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