rejuvenate
to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again: to rejuvenate an old sofa.
Physical Geography.
to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
to impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.
Origin of rejuvenate
1Other words from rejuvenate
- re·ju·ve·na·tion [ri-joo-vuh-ney-shuhn] /rɪˌdʒu vəˈneɪ ʃən/ noun
- re·ju·ve·na·tive, adjective
- re·ju·ve·na·tor, noun
- un·re·ju·ve·nat·ed, adjective
- un·re·ju·ve·nat·ing, adjective
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How to use rejuvenate in a sentence
He was rejuvenated and experienced things he’d only ever dreamed of.
Capt. Tom Moore dies after covid diagnosis. The 100-year-old raised millions for Britain's NHS. | Jennifer Hassan, William Booth | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostOne study, for example, took a stem cell playbook to rejuvenate eyesight in aged mice with vision loss.
2020 in Neuroscience, Longevity, and AI—and What’s to Come | Shelly Fan | December 22, 2020 | Singularity HubAshton, employed by United since 2007, rejuvenated an injury-plagued team last month before finishing with two defeats and a 3-3-1 record.
D.C. United’s first offseason priority: Hiring a coach | Steven Goff | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostHe never had a hit record of his own, but his performing career was rejuvenated when he teamed up with his son Eddy, a protege of Allman Brothers guitarist Dickie Betts, in 1987 to form the band Shaver.
Billy Joe Shaver, singer-songwriter who inspired outlaw country, dies at 81 | Terence McArdle | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostNormally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food | DailyBurn | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He felt rejuvenated, and realized those types of projects were the ones he wanted to pursue.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ | Marlow Stern | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had got up early, rejuvenated at last from the sleep deprivation of Greece, and tiptoed downstairs to make a cup of coffee.
A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking | Curtis Stone | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThough her skin has rejuvenated, her mind has grown wiser with time.
American Dreams, 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton | Nathaniel Rich | March 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRemember that Asian guy from Harvard who rejuvenated the New York Knicks and made the entire world go lin-sane?
LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Linsanity: A Cheat Sheet on the New NBA Season | Sujay Kumar | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"The duke looked positively rejuvenated," said Hexam, spitefully, as they walked down the corridor.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonModern religions are but follies of old times rejuvenated or presented in some new form.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierFor your rejuvenated wife has attained what must be called the Indian Summer of women; she nurses, she has a full breast of milk!
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacHe found a refreshed and rejuvenated Simpson smoking a cigarette upon the steps.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips OppenheimWhat an important relic it will be for our rejuvenated Society of Antiquaries to exercise their faculty of investigation upon!
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for rejuvenate
/ (rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt) /
to give new youth, restored vitality, or youthful appearance to
(usually passive) geography
to cause (a river) to begin eroding more vigorously to a new lower base level, usually because of uplift of the land
to cause (a land surface) to develop youthful features
Origin of rejuvenate
1Derived forms of rejuvenate
- rejuvenation, noun
- rejuvenator, noun
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