regenerate

¹re·gen·er·ate

adjective \-rət\

Definition of REGENERATE

1

: formed or created again

2

: spiritually reborn or converted

3

: restored to a better, higher, or more worthy state

— re·gen·er·ate·ly adverb

— re·gen·er·ate·ness noun

Origin of REGENERATE

Middle English regenerat, from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare to regenerate, from re- + generare to beget — more at generate

First Known Use: 15th century

²re·gen·er·ate

verb \ri-ˈje-nə-ˌrāt\

Definition of REGENERATE

intransitive verb

1

: to become formed again

2

: to become regenerate : reform

3

: to undergo regeneration

transitive verb

1

a : to subject to spiritual regeneration

b : to change radically and for the better

2

a : to generate or produce anew; especially : to replace (a body part) by a new growth of tissue

b : to produce again chemically sometimes in a physically changed form

3

: to restore to original strength or properties

— re·gen·er·a·ble \-ˈje-nə-rə-bəl, -ˈjen-rə-\ adjective

Examples of REGENERATE

1. The lizard's tail can regenerate.
2. The lizard is able to regenerate its tail.
3. The tissue cells can regenerate themselves.

First Known Use of REGENERATE

1541

Related to REGENERATE

Synonyms

freshen, recharge, recreate, refresh, refreshen, renew, rejuvenate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify

Related Words

make over, overhaul, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refurbish, rehab, rehabilitate, remake, remodel, renovate; refill, replenish, resupply; modernize, update

Near Antonyms

extinguish, kill, quench, suppress

Rhymes with REGENERATE

abbreviate, abominate, accelerate, accentuate, accommodate, acculturate, accumulate, adjudicate, adulterate, affiliate, agglomerate, alienate, alleviate, alliterate, amalgamate, ameliorate, amyl nitrate, annihilate, annunciate, anticipate, apostolate, appreciate, appropriate, approximate, arpeggiate, articulate, asphyxiate, assassinate, asseverate, assimilate, associate, at any rate, attenuate, authenticate, barbiturate, bicarbonate, calumniate, capacitate, capitulate, catholicate, certificate, coagulate, coelenterate, collaborate, commemorate, commiserate, communicate, compassionate, concatenate, conciliate, confabulate, confederate, conglomerate, congratulate, consolidate, contaminate, cooperate, coordinate, corroborate, deactivate, debilitate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, deconcentrate, deconsecrate, decorticate, decrepitate, de-escalate, defibrinate, defoliate, degenerate, deliberate, delineate, demodulate, denominate, depopulate, depreciate, deracinate, deregulate, desegregate, desiderate, detoxicate, devaluate, diaconate, dilapidate, discriminate, disintegrate, disseminate, dissimulate, dissociate, domesticate, effectuate, ejaculate, elaborate, electroplate, eliminate, elucidate, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, encapsulate, enumerate, enunciate, episcopate, equivocate, eradicate, etiolate, evacuate, evaluate, evaporate, eventuate, eviscerate, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excited state, excogitate, excoriate, exfoliate, exhilarate, exonerate, expatiate, expatriate, expectorate, expostulate, expropriate, extenuate, exterminate, extrapolate, facilitate, felicitate, fish or cut bait, garrison state, gesticulate, habilitate, habituate, hallucinate, humiliate, hydrogenate, hypothecate, illuminate, impersonate, inactivate, inaugurate, incarcerate, incinerate, incorporate, incriminate, indoctrinate, inebriate, infatuate, infuriate, ingratiate, ingurgitate, initiate, inoculate, inseminate, insinuate, instantiate, intercalate, interpolate, interrelate, interrogate, intimidate, intoxicate, invalidate, investigate, invigorate, irradiate, Italianate, Korea Strait, lanceolate, legitimate, luxuriate, mandarinate, manipulate, matriarchate, matriculate, Merthiolate, necessitate, negotiate, noncandidate, obliterate, officiate, Orange Free State, orientate, originate, oxygenate, participate, particulate, patriarchate, patriciate, perambulate, peregrinate, perpetuate, pontificate, precipitate, predestinate, predominate, prefabricate, premeditate, preponderate, prevaricate, procrastinate, prognosticate, proliferate, propitiate, proportionate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate, reciprocate, recriminate, recuperate, redecorate, reduplicate, reeducate, refrigerate, regurgitate, reincarnate, reintegrate, reiterate, rejuvenate, remunerate, repatriate, repudiate, resuscitate, retaliate, reticulate, revaluate, reverberate, scholasticate, second estate, self-flagellate, self-immolate, self-pollinate, seventy-eight, sextuplicate, Singapore Strait, sophisticate, subordinate, substantiate, syllabicate, tergiversate, transliterate, triangulate, vanity plate, variegate, vaticinate, vituperate, vociferate

³re·gen·er·ate

noun \same as ¹\

Definition of REGENERATE

: one that is regenerated: as

a : an individual who is spiritually reborn

b (1) : an organism that has undergone regeneration (2) : a regenerated body part

First Known Use of REGENERATE

circa 1569

re·gen·er·ate

verb \ri-ˈjen-ə-ˌrāt\   (Medical Dictionary)

re·gen·er·at·ed; re·gen·er·at·ing

Medical Definition of REGENERATE

intransitive verb

1

: to become formed again

2

: to undergo regeneration <the human bladder and liver can regenerate when injured>

transitive verb

1

: to generate or produce anew; especially : to replace (a body part) by a new growth of tissue

2

: to produce again chemically sometimes in a physically changed form

—re·gen·er·a·ble \-ˈjen-(ə-)rə-bəl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective