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rejuvenation - 3 dictionary results

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.

Origin:
1800–10; re- + L juven(is) young + -ate 1


re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tion, noun
re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tive, adjective
re⋅ju⋅ve⋅na⋅tor, noun
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.

Rejuvenation

Re*ju`ve*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n. Rejuvenescence.
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