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 verb1 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