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re·gen·er·ate
[v. ri-jen-uh-reyt; adj. ri-jen-er-it] verb, re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing, adjective verb (used with object)
1.
to effect a complete moral reform in.
2.
to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, especially in a better form or condition.
3.
to revive or produce anew; bring into existence again.
4.
Biology. to renew or restore (a lost, removed, or injured part).
5.
EXPANDPhysics. to restore (a substance) to a favorable state or physical condition.
6.
Electronics. to magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit.
7.
COLLAPSETheology. to cause to be born again spiritually.
verb (used without object)
8.
to come into existence or be formed again.
9.
to reform; become regenerate.
10.
to produce a regenerative effect.
11.
to undergo regeneration.
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Regenerate
is always a great word to know.
So is gamete. Does it mean:
| any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation |
| a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism |
adjective
12.
reconstituted or made over in a better form.
13.
14.
Theology. born again spiritually.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again, equivalent to re- re- + generātus; see generate
1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again, equivalent to re- re- + generātus; see generate
Related forms
re·gen·er·a·ble, adjective
re·gen·er·ate·ness, noun
non·re·gen·er·ate, adjective
non·re·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
un·re·gen·er·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·re·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. reform, redeem, uplift.
1. reform, redeem, uplift.
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Example Sentences
- As soon as tonight, he said, treatment was expected to begin with an experimental drug in an attempt to regenerate damaged nerves.
- Yews and hemlocks are among the few evergreens that regenerate from old wood and therefore tolerate severe pruning.
- Where communities were given degraded forest and instructed to regenerate it, they generally did so.
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World English Dictionary
| 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. | to replace (lost or damaged tissues or organs) by new growth, or to cause (such tissues) to be replaced |
| 4. | chem to restore or be restored to an original physical or chemical state |
| 5. | (tr) electronics (in a digital system) to reshape (distorted incoming pulses) for onward transmission |
| —adj | |
| 6. | morally, spiritually, or physically renewed or reborn; restored or refreshed |
| re'generable | |
| —adj | |
| re'generacy | |
| —n | |
| re'generative | |
| —adj | |
| re'generatively | |
| —adv | |
| re'generator | |
| —n | |
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