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
It would not be fair to ascribe this failure altogether to the conservative trend of mind of the rejuvenators of Poland.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) | S. M. Dubnow
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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