Dictionary definition · regenerate
verb
- reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new"We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"
- amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one"The Church reformed me"
- get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate"The week at the spa restored me"
- replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue"The snake regenerated its tail"
- be formed or shaped anew
- form or produce anew"regenerate hatred"
- undergo regeneration
- restore strength"This food revitalized the patient"
adjective
- reformed spiritually or morally"a regenerate sinner"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).