regenerate
regenerate Lexical Profile
regenerate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To regrow or replace lost, damaged, or injured tissue, organs, or body parts (of a living organism).
"Certain amphibians, such as salamanders, possess the remarkable ability to regenerate severed limbs."
To bring new and more vigorous life, economic activity, or vitality to an area, institution, or system.
"The city council approved an ambitious investment plan to regenerate the neglected waterfront district."
To cause a person or community to be spiritually or morally reborn and reformed.
"Early reformers believed that universal education could morally regenerate society."
• adjective
Spiritually reborn, reformed, or restored to a better, higher, or more worthy state.
"The theologian wrote extensively on how grace transforms the human soul into a regenerate being."
Word Nuance & Usage
Notice the pronunciation shift between parts of speech: as a verb, the final syllable has a long 'a' sound (/rɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/), whereas as an adjective, it is reduced to a schwa (/rɪˈdʒɛnərət/).
• Rhymes for regenerate
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regeneratus, the past participle of regenerare ('to bring forth again'), formed from re- ('again') and generare ('to beget, produce'), from genus ('race, kind, birth').