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rejuvenating

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re⋅ju⋅ve⋅nate

  [ri-joo-vuh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
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–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.
Origin:
1800–10; re- + L juven(is) young + -ate 1

Related forms:
re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tion, noun
re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tive, adjective
re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tor, noun
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re·ju·ve·nate   (rĭ-jōō'və-nāt')   
tr.v.   re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates

  1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again.

  2. To restore to an original or new condition: rejuvenate an old sofa.

    1. To stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity, as by uplift of the land.

    2. To develop youthful topographic features in (a previously leveled area).


[re- + Latin iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots + -ate1.]
re·ju've·na'tion n., re·ju've·na'tor (-tər) n.
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Word Origin & History

rejuvenate 
1807, from re- "again" + L. juvenis (see young). Noun rejuvensecence "renewal of youth" is first recorded 1631.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·ju·ve·nate
Pronunciation: ri-'jü-v&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed;-nat·ing
transitive senses
: to make young or youthful again; specifically : to restore sexual vigor in (as by hormones or an operation)rejuvenate intransitive senses
: to cause or undergo a renewal of youthfulness —re·ju·ve·na·tion /ri-"jü-v&-'nA-sh&n, "rE-/ noun —re·ju·ve·na·tor /ri-'jü-v&-"nAt-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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