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re·gen·er·ate
(rĭ-jĕn′ə-rāt′)v. re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing, re·gen·er·ates
v.tr.
1. Biology To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by the formation of new tissue.
2. To form, construct, or create anew: Any part of the hologram can be used to regenerate the whole image.
3. To give new life or energy to; revitalize: a new book to regenerate the flagging interest of his readers.
4. To reform spiritually or morally: "The sacraments come from God and regenerate the person" (Radclyffe Hall).
v.intr.
1. To effect regeneration: Can the damaged nerves regenerate?
2. To become formed or constructed again.
3. To undergo spiritual conversion or rebirth; reform.
adj. (-ər-ĭt)
1. Spiritually or morally reformed.
2. Formed by regeneration: regenerate tissue.
[Latin regenerāre, regenerāt-, to reproduce : re-, re- + generāre, to beget; see generate.]
re·gen′er·a·ble (-ər-ə-bəl) adj.
re·gen′er·ate·ly adv.
re·gen′er·a′tor n.
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regenerate
vb
1. to undergo or cause to undergo moral, spiritual, or physical renewal or invigoration
2. to form or be formed again; come or bring into existence once again
3. (Biology) to replace (lost or damaged tissues or organs) by new growth, or to cause (such tissues) to be replaced
4. (Chemistry) chem to restore or be restored to an original physical or chemical state
5. (Electronics) (tr) electronics (in a digital system) to reshape (distorted incoming pulses) for onward transmission
adj
morally, spiritually, or physically renewed or reborn; restored or refreshed
reˈgenerable adj
reˈgeneracy n
reˈgenerative adj
reˈgeneratively adv
reˈgenerˌator n
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re•gen•er•ate
(v. rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt; adj. -ər ɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to effect a complete moral reform in.
2. to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form.
3. to revive or produce anew; bring into existence again.
4. to restore or revive (a lost or injured body part) by the growth of new tissue.
5. to make (a substance) usable again, as by restoring it to its original chemical composition.
6. to magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit.
7. to cause to be born again spiritually.
v.i. 8. to come into existence or be formed again.
9. to reform; become regenerate.
10. to produce a regenerative effect.
11. to undergo regeneration.
adj. 12. reconstituted or made over in a better form.
13. reformed.
14. born again spiritually.
[1425–75; (adj.) < Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again =re- re- + generāre; see generate]
re•gen′er•a•ble, adj.
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regenerate
Past participle: regenerated
Gerund: regenerating
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| Verb | 1. | regenerate - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" freshen up, refurbish, renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" revamp - to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it" renovate, restitute - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" revitalise, revitalize - give new life or vigor to restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" modernize, overhaul, modernise - make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" |
| 2. | regenerate - amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | |
| 3. | regenerate - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" | |
| 4. | regenerate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" reincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" | |
| 5. | regenerate - replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | |
| 6. | regenerate - be formed or shaped anew take form, take shape, spring, form - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" | |
| 7. | regenerate - form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred" | |
| 8. | regenerate - undergo regeneration rejuvenate - become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 9. | regenerate - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him" | |
| Adj. | 1. | regenerate - reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay" saved - rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul" unregenerated, unregenerate - not reformed morally or spiritually; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism" |
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regenerate
verb renew, restore, revive, renovate, change, reproduce, uplift, reconstruct, re-establish, rejuvenate, kick-start (informal), breathe new life into, invigorate, reinvigorate, reawaken, revivify, give a shot in the arm, inspirit The government will continue to regenerate inner city areas.
decline, degenerate, stagnate, stultify, become moribund
decline, degenerate, stagnate, stultify, become moribund
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Translations
elävöittääelvyttääkehittääregeneroidauudistaa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
regenerate
[rɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vt
[+ area] → régénérer; [+ economy] → régénérer
to regenerate the local economy → régénérer l'économie locale
to regenerate the local economy → régénérer l'économie locale
[+ cells, tissue] → régénérer
vi [cells, tissue] → se régénérer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
regenerate
vt
(= renew, re-create) → erneuern; to be regenerated → sich erneuern, sich neu bilden, sich regenerieren; (fig: person: by holiday etc) → sich erholen; (esp Rel) → erneuert werden
(Elec) → rückkoppeln
vi (esp Sci) → sich regenerieren
adj → regeneriert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
regenerate
[rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt] (frm)1. vt (Bio) (fig) (society) → rigenerare; (feelings, enthusiasm) → far rinascere
2. vi (see vt) → rigenerarsi; (XXX) → rinascere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
re·gen·er·ate
v. regenerar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
regenerate
vi regenerarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.