regenerate
(adjective) reformed spiritually or morally; “a regenerate sinner”; “regenerate by redemption from error or decay”
regenerate, revitalize
(verb) restore strength; “This food revitalized the patient”
regenerate
(verb) undergo regeneration
regenerate
(verb) form or produce anew; “regenerate hatred”
regenerate
(verb) be formed or shaped anew
regenerate
(verb) replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; “The snake regenerated its tail”
regenerate, restore, rejuvenate
(verb) return to life; get or give new life or energy; “The week at the spa restored me”
reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
(verb) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; “The Church reformed me”; “reform your conduct”
regenerate
(verb) amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
regenerate, renew
(verb) reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; “We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years”; “They renewed their membership”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
regenerate (not comparable)
Spiritually reborn.
(obsolete) Reproduced.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*gen"er*ate (-t), a. Etym: [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
1. Reproduced. The earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
Re*gen"er*ate (r*jn"r*t), v. t.
1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.
3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
