regenerate

Meaning

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.

Noun

One who is spiritually reborn.

Synonyms

revive

renew

reform

restore

reborn

invigorate

reclaim

rejuvenate

revitalize

rectify

renovate

reformed

revivify

make over

modernize

palingenetic

quicken

reanimate

reconstruct

recreate

refashion

refreshen

regenerative

register

reinvent

reinvigorate

reproduce

reproductive

republish

reshape

resurgent

resuscitate

retool

retread

return

revitalise

revived

secondary

sprout

straighten out

vitalize

vivify

write

✍️

furbish up

re-create

reflate

renaissance

restitute

anagenetic

vitalise

Translations

régénérer

regenerar

regenerar

regenerieren

regenerar

rigenerare

erneuern

renovo

yenilemek

αναγεννημένος

regenerō

se régénérer

αναπλάθω

جدّد

reconduire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/

Etymology

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