Main Entry: re·ju·ve·nate

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·ju·ve·nat·ed; re·ju·ve·nat·ing

Etymology: re- + Latin juvenis young — more at young

Date: 1789

transitive verb 1 a : to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to b : to restore to an original or new state <rejuvenate old cars>
2 a : to stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity especially by uplift b : to develop youthful features of topography inintransitive verb : to cause or undergo rejuvenescence

synonyms see renew

— re·ju·ve·na·tion \ri-ˌjü-və-ˈnā-shən, ˌrē-\ noun

— re·ju·ve·na·tor \ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnā-tər\ noun