FromLatinregenerātus, perfect passive participle ofregenerō, fromre- +generō, fromgenus, generis(“descent, origin, birth”) +-ō, equivalent tore- +generate.
- Adjective
- Verb
regenerate (third-person singular simple presentregenerates,present participleregenerating,simple past and past participleregenerated)
- (transitive) Toconstruct orcreateanew, especially in animproved manner.
- (transitive) Torevitalize.
- (transitive, biology) Toreplacelost ordamagedtissue.
- (intransitive) To becomereconstructed.
- (intransitive) To undergo aspiritualrebirth.
- (intransitive) Of awater softener: toflush out theminerals extracted from thewatersupply.
to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner
to replace lost or damaged tissue
to undergo a spiritual rebirth
regenerate (notcomparable)
- Spiritually reborn.
- (obsolete) Reproduced.
1595 December 9 (first known performance),William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene iii]:The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in meregenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.
regenerate (pluralregenerates)
- One who is spiritually reborn.
regenerate
- present adverbial passive participle ofregeneri
regenerate
- adverbial present passive participle ofregenerar
regenerāte
- second-personpluralpresentactiveimperative ofregenerō
regenerate
- second-personsingular voseoimperative ofregenerar combined withte
