Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin regenerāre (to produce or bring forth again; to reproduce, regenerate), from re- + generō (to beget, father, procreate; to produce).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.d͡ʒe.neˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ge‧ne‧rà‧re

Verb edit

rigeneràre (first-person singular present rigènero, first-person singular past historic rigenerài, past participle rigeneràto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to regenerate, to generate again
  2. (transitive) to restore, to invigorate
  3. (transitive, biology) to regenerate (an amputated or injured part)
  4. (intransitive, biology) to regenerate (of an amputated or injured part) [auxiliary essere]
  5. (transitive, automotive) to retread (tyres/tires)
  6. (intransitive) to regenerate, to rise up morally or spiritually [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading edit

  • rigenerare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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