regenerate

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

regen (abbreviation)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin regenerātus, perfect participle of regenerō.

PronunciationEdit

Adjective

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Verb

IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/
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VerbEdit

regenerate (third-person singular simple present regenerates, present participle regenerating, simple past and past participle regenerated)

(transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
(transitive) To revitalize.
(transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
(intransitive) To become reconstructed.
(intransitive) To undergo a spiritual rebirth.

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TranslationsEdit

to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner

Esperanto: regeneri
Finnish: uudistaa (fi), kierrättää (fi)
French: régénérer (fr)
German: regenerieren (de)
Greek: αναδημιουργώ (el) (anadimiourgó)
Ido: regenerar (io)

Irish: athghin
Latin: regenerō, renovo
Manx: aaghien
Scottish Gaelic: ath-ùraich
Slovak: regenerovať

to revitalize — See also translations at revitalize

Latin: regenerō, renovo
Manx: aaghien
Scottish Gaelic: ath-ùraich
Slovak: regenerovať

to replace lost or damaged tissue

Finnish: regeneroida

German: regenerieren (de), erneuern (de)
Slovak: regenerovať

to become reconstructed

Slovak: regenerovať sa

to undergo a spiritual rebirth

Finnish: uudistua

AdjectiveEdit

regenerate (not comparable)

Spiritually reborn.
(obsolete) Reproduced.
- 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iii]:
  The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.