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verb (used with object), re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing.to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him. to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again: to rejuvenate an old sofa. Physical Geography. - to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
- to impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.
verb (used without object), re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing.to undergo rejuvenation; revive. Origin of rejuvenate1800–10; re- + Latin juven(is) young + -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM rejuvenatere·ju·ve·na·tion, nounre·ju·ve·na·tive, adjectivere·ju·ve·na·tor, nounun·re·ju·ve·nat·ed, adjective un·re·ju·ve·nat·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rejuvenateWill the impacts described above be the peak of the climate crisis, to be followed by a period of recovery and rejuvenation? Can Generation Hot Avoid Its Fate?|Mark Hertsgaard|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Only hope for his daughter and the rest of Generation Hot can deliver us from crisis and into recovery and rejuvenation. Can Generation Hot Avoid Its Fate?|Mark Hertsgaard|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kate and William's rejuvenation of the British monarchy depends on making us think they are just like us. The Royals' Secret Lives as One Percenters|Tom Sykes|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST He is just too cool for school in a country desperate for the infectiousness of rejuvenation. Buzz Bissinger: Why I’m Voting for Mitt Romney|Buzz Bissinger|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So who decided to levy an excise tax on the cushy world of rejuvenation and self-improvement? Are These Breasts Deductible?|Sandra McElwaine|July 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST All the remarkably deep canyons of the Sierras have been carved out since the rejuvenation. Geology|William J. Miller Abolish rejuvenation, it's a blot against Man's immortal soul. Martyr|Alan Edward Nourse He talked a 'Rejuvenation Committee' into existence, headed it, and started the ball rocketing. Squash Tennis|Richard C. Squires Anninka was not of those in whom the consciousness of ulcers produces the impulse to rejuvenation. A Family of Noblemen|Mikhal Saltykov The Renaissance, the rejuvenation of art, seems to have slowly developed until at length it culminated in Giorgione.
British Dictionary definitions for rejuvenate
verb (tr)to give new youth, restored vitality, or youthful appearance to (usually passive) geography - to cause (a river) to begin eroding more vigorously to a new lower base level, usually because of uplift of the land
- to cause (a land surface) to develop youthful features
Derived forms of rejuvenaterejuvenation, nounrejuvenator, nounWord Origin for rejuvenateC19: from re- + Latin juvenis young Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rejuvenaterestore, regenerate, reinvigorate, refresh, renovate, renew, revitalize, reconstruct, modernize, do, revivify, update, refurbish, reanimate, reclaim, exhilarate, recondition, spruce, recover, restitute |