单词 | rejuvenesce |
释义 | rejuvenescev. Now rare. 1. transitive. To make young again; to restore vitality to; spec. to cause (a living cell) to undergo a reversal of senescence (disused). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > cellular processes > [verb (transitive)] > renew vitality rejuvenesce1839 1839 Family Mag. 4 42 Whenever the words musick and Italian were coupled together, the old bard became rejuvenesced, enthusiasm lit up his eye, and love of the literature and song of his native land thus remained until death a worship and a ruling passion. 1872 J. L. W. Thudichum & A. Dupré Treat. Orig. Wine ii. 62 This method of laying offers an easy way for rejuvenescing old vines grown against the walls of houses. 1889 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evol. Sex xii. 163 The only cells capable of being rejuvenesced are the eggs; the only cells capable of rejuvenescing these are the sperms. 1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. 326 In most higher organisms there is required accession of material (gametic) from another organism (of like species) to rejuvenesce a portion of the adult, which portion then leads off a new individual existence. 2. intransitive. To become young again. Formerly also spec. of a living cell: †to undergo a reversal of senescence (obsolete rare).In quot. 1994 as participial adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > cellular processes > [verb (intransitive)] > renew vitality rejuvenesce1879 1879 F. Faulkner & D. C. Robb tr. L. Pasteur Stud. Fermentation v. 177 The dark, double-bordered cells are those which were sown but did not rejuvenesce [Fr. ne sont pas rajeunies]. 1892 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 23 39 The cell produced by their fusion rejuvenesces, and by its repeated bipartition forms the endosperm. 1922 Kentucky Med. Jrnl. 20 785/1 If we can rejuvenesce..let us do so by all means. 1994 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Sept. t7 Even the rejuvenescing Radio 4 wouldn't be so bold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1839 |
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