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rejuvenating

[ri-joo-vuh-neyt] Origin

re·ju·ve·nate

[ri-joo-vuh-neyt] verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
2.
to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again: to rejuvenate an old sofa.
3.
Physical Geography.
a.
to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
b.
to impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.
verb (used without object)
4.
to undergo rejuvenation; revive.

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Rejuvenating is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1800–10; re- + Latin juven(is) young + -ate1

re·ju·ve·na·tion, 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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rejuvenate
1807, from re- "again" + L. juvenis (see young). Noun rejuvensecence "renewal of youth" is first recorded 1631.
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