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单词 rejuvenate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•ju•ve•nate /rɪˈdʒuvəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. to restore to a feeling of being or looking young:The vacation rejuvenated him.
  2. to make fresh or new again:to rejuvenate an old sofa.
re•ju•ve•na•tion /rɪˌdʒuvəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•ju•ve•nate  (ri jo̅o̅və nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to make young again;
    restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.:That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
  2. to restore to a former state;
    make fresh or new again:to rejuvenate an old sofa.
  3. Geography[Physical Geog.]
    • Place Namesto renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
    • Place Namesto impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.

v.i. 
  1. to undergo rejuvenation;
    revive.
  • re- + Latin juven(is) young + -ate1 1800–10
re•ju′ve•nation, n. 
re•juve•na′tive, adj. 
re•juve•na′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rejuvenate /rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to give new youth, restored vitality, or youthful appearance to
  2. (usually passive) to cause (a river) to begin eroding more vigorously to a new lower base level, usually because of uplift of the land
Etymology: 19th Century: from re- + Latin juvenis young

reˌjuveˈnation n reˈjuveˌnator n
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