regenerate
/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/
regenerate verb: to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
Verb
regenerate (third-person singular simple present regenerates, present participle regenerating, simple past and past participle regenerated)
- To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
- Synonyms:
- re-create
- To revitalize.
- Synonyms:
- rejuvenate
- To replace lost or damaged tissue.
- To become reconstructed.
- To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
- Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.
Adjective
IPA/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/
regenerate (not comparable)
- Spiritually reborn.
- Reproduced.
- The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
Noun
regenerate (plural regenerates)
- One who is spiritually reborn.
regenerate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
regenerate in Tamil
- மீள்பிறப்புக்கொடுத்தல்
regenerate in Urdu
- بحال کرنا, دوبارہ جنم دینا, اصلاح کرنا
regenerate in Bengali
- পুনরুৎপাদন করা, পুনরুজ্জীবিত করা
regenerate in Malayalam
- revitalize, revive, renew
- പുനർജീവിപ്പിക്കുക, പുനരുജ്ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക, ഉജ്ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക, പ്രത്യൂജ്ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക, ഉയിർപ്പിക്കുക, പുത്തനുണർവു നൽകുക
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- regenerate in Kannada
- ಮರುಹುಟ್ಟು ಪಡೆ, ಹೊಸದಾಗೆ ನೆಲೆಗೊಳಿಸು, ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ ಪಡೆದ, ಉನ್ನತಗೊಳಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ
Examples of regenerate in a sentence
- Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.
- Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate.
- The combination of air and nakedness present in the airbath regenerated shattered neves.
Synonyms of regenerate
Antonyms
Forms of regenerate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | regenerates |
| present participle | regenerating |
| past participle | regenerated |
| past | regenerated |
| alternative form | regen |
| Noun | |
| plural | regenerates |
Origin of regenerate
From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.
Words formed from regenerate
Questions about regenerate
- What does regenerate mean?
- Regenerate means to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
- What is regenerate in Tamil?
- Regenerate in Tamil is மீள்பிறப்புக்கொடுத்தல். See Regenerate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is regenerate?
- Regenerate can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce regenerate?
- Regenerate is pronounced /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of regenerate?
- The past tense of regenerate is regenerated.
Words near regenerate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: regenerate (page history and authors); regenerate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); regenerate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); regenerate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); regenerate (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); regenerate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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