regenerate
verb/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they regenerate | /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/ /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it regenerates | /rɪˈdʒenəreɪts/ /rɪˈdʒenəreɪts/ |
| past simple regenerated | /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle regenerated | /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form regenerating | /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] regenerate something to make an area, institution, etc. develop and grow strong again
- The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.
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- [intransitive, transitive] (biology) to grow again; to make something grow again
- Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.
- regenerate something/itself If the woodland is left alone, it will regenerate itself in a few years.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin regeneratus ‘created again’, past participle of regenerare, from re- ‘again’ + generare ‘create’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
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