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regenerated

/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪtɪd/

regenerated is the simple past and past participle of regenerate.

Adjective

regenerated (comparative more regenerated, superlative most regenerated)

  1. Spiritually made again; reborn.
    • She declared her helpmate to be a limb of Antichrist, and one with whom no regenerated person could associate.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 12
  2. Physically formed or created again; restored, remade, revived.
  3. Formed by regeneration.
    • The little bud of regenerated tissue which would normally have grown into a new tail had been removed.1928, Aldous Huxley, Point Counter Point, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  4. Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.

Meaning of regenerate

Verb

regenerate (third-person singular simple present regenerates, present participle regenerating, simple past and past participle regenerated)

  1. (transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
    Synonyms:
    re-create
  2. (transitive) To revitalize.
    Synonyms:
    rejuvenate
  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.

See all 9 meanings of regenerate

Forms of regenerated

comparativemore regenerated
superlativemost regenerated

Origin of regenerated

From regenerate + -ed.

Words formed from regenerated

Questions about regenerated

What does regenerated mean?
Regenerated means spiritually made again; reborn.
What is regenerated the simple past and past participle of?
Regenerated is the simple past and past participle of regenerate.
What part of speech is regenerated?
Regenerated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce regenerated?
Regenerated is pronounced /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪtɪd/.

Words near regenerated in the dictionary

  1. regenerance
  2. regenerant
  3. regenerants
  4. regeneratable
  5. regenerate
  6. regenerated
  7. regenerately
  8. regenerateness
  9. regenerates
  10. regenerating
  11. regeneration

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Adapted from Wiktionary: regenerated (page history and authors); regenerate (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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