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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gen•er•ate /v. rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt; adj. -ərɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. v. - [~ + object] to cause a moral change for the better in (someone).
- to revive or produce again;
revitalize:[~ + object]to regenerate the economy. - Developmental Biology[~ + object] to restore or revive (a lost or injured body part) by the growth of new tissue.
- to grow or be formed again:[no object]That animal's tail can regenerate if it is cut off.
adj. - made over in a better form.
- reformed.
re•gen•er•a•tion /rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] re•gen•er•a•tive /rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɪv, -ərətɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -gen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gen•er•ate (v. ri jen′ə rāt′;adj. ri jen′ər it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. v.t. - to effect a complete moral reform in.
- to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form or condition.
- to revive or produce anew;
bring into existence again. - Developmental Biology[Biol.]to renew or restore (a lost, removed, or injured part).
- Physicsto restore (a substance) to a favorable state or physical condition.
- Electronicsto magnify the amplification of, by relaying part of the output circuit power into the input circuit.
- Religion[Theol.]to cause to be born again spiritually.
v.i. - to come into existence or be formed again.
- to reform;
become regenerate. - to produce a regenerative effect.
- to undergo regeneration.
adj. - reconstituted or made over in a better form.
- reformed.
- Religion[Theol.]born again spiritually.
- Latin regenerātus, past participle of regenerāre to bring forth again, equivalent. to re- re- + generātus; see generate
- late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reform, redeem, uplift.
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