regenerate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/
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/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/ · /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/

Definition of regenerate

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
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verb

  1. (transitive)To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
  2. (transitive)To revitalize.
  3. (transitive)To replace lost or damaged tissue.
  4. (intransitive)To become reconstructed.
  5. (intransitive)To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
  6. (intransitive)Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Spiritually reborn.
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete)Reproduced.
    “The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.”

noun

  1. One who is spiritually reborn.

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Etymology

From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.

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