rejuvenate

verb re·ju·ve·nate \ ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnāt \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

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Definition of rejuvenate

rejuvenated; rejuvenating

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 in

intransitive verb

: to cause or undergo rejuvenescence

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rejuvenation

play \ri-ˌjü-və-ˈnā-shən, ˌrē-\ noun

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rejuvenator

play \ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnā-tər\ noun

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Examples of rejuvenate in a Sentence

The spa treatment rejuvenated me.
Each candidate claims to have a plan to rejuvenate the sagging economy.
Her efforts to rejuvenate her career have so far been unsuccessful.

Recent Examples of rejuvenate from the Web

Justin Fuente has rejuvenated the Hokies in his first two seasons after taking over for longtime coach Frank Beamer.

— matthew glenesk, Indianapolis Star, "Ranking Indiana's top 50 college football games in 2018," 11 July 2018
Nevertheless, the ability of this expansion to seemingly rejuvenate itself is noteworthy.

— alan murray, Fortune, "Xiaomi Flop, Brexit Resignation, Formula Lobbying: CEO Daily for July 9, 2018," 9 July 2018
Developers JoAnne Sabir and Juli Kauffman are rejuvenating a bank building.

— kristine m. kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Palermo Villa's chief executive grew up in the pizza business," 29 June 2018
Choose from an array of herbal massages and rejuvenating facials, or simply post up in a lounge chair with a summer read and cocktail.

— lauren sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, "This East Coast Getaway Is the Perfect Alternative to The Hamptons," 26 June 2018
Signing with Irving Azoff – perhaps the most powerful manager in the music business with a client list that includes the Eagles, Bon Jovi and Gwen Stefani – has rejuvenated the Doobies.

— chris varias, Cincinnati.com, "Meet the man – not in the band – who is re-energizing the Doobie Brothers," 21 June 2018
That was extremely rejuvenating but also very tiring and taxing.

— gab ginsberg, Billboard, "Cameron Esposito on Telling Rape Jokes In the #MeToo Era: 'I'm Trying to Move the Lens Around'," 1 June 2018
Whatever the format, the idea is to send people home restored, rejuvenated and inspired.

— kavita daswani, latimes.com, "Your Instagram-ready summer getaway starts here...," 26 May 2018
Twentysomething stars such as Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm know the truth: Elder statesmen Woods, 42, Mickelson, 47, and Watson, 39, are rejuvenated and, therefore, dangerous once again at the cathedral of golf.

— dennis manoloff, cleveland.com, "Masters 2018: Field includes resurgent Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson," 2 Apr. 2018

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Did You Know?

Juvenis, Latin for "young", can be seen in a word such as juvenile. Rejuvenation is something that can be carried out on a creaky old house, a clunker of a car, a sluggish career, a weak economy, or a company that's lost its edge, but rejuvenate and rejuvenation are probably used most often for talking about our physical selves. Ads for lotions promise skin rejuvenation; diet-book covers show rejuvenated (or maybe just young) models bursting with health. We still seem to be searching for that "Fuente de la Juventud" that Juan Ponce de León failed to discover five hundred years ago.

Origin and Etymology of rejuvenate

re- + Latin juvenis young — more at young

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First Known Use: 1742

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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rejuvenate Synonyms

Synonyms

freshen, recharge, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, renew, repair, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive;

refill, replenish, resupply;

modernize, update;

Synonym Discussion of rejuvenate

renew, restore, refresh, renovate, rejuvenate mean to make like new. renew implies a restoration of what had become faded or disintegrated so that it seems like new.