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rejuvenate

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re·ju·ve·nate  (r-jv-nt)
tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates
1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again.
2. To restore to an original or new condition: rejuvenate an old sofa.
3.
a. To stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity, as by uplift of the land.
b. To develop youthful topographic features in (a previously leveled area).

[re- + Latin iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots + -ate1.]

re·juve·nation n.
re·juve·nator (-tr) n.

rejuvenate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to give back youth or vitality to [Latin re- again + juvenis young]
rejuvenation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.rejuvenate - cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for
2.rejuvenate - develop youthful topographical features; "the land rejuvenated"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
3.rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"
revitalize, regenerate - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
age - make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
4.rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
reincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"
resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
5.rejuvenate - become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"
regenerate - undergo regeneration

rejuvenate
verb revitalize, restore, renew, refresh, regenerate, breathe new life into, reinvigorate, revivify, give new life to, reanimate, make young again, restore vitality to
Translations
Spanish rejuvenate [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt] vtrejuvenecer
French rejuvenate [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt] vtrajeunir
German rejuvenate [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt] vt (person) → verjüngen;
(organization etc) → beleben

Italian rejuvenate [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt] vtringiovanire

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She lived under the iron rod of the medical science of our forefathers, and took yearly four precautionary doses, strong enough to have killed Penelope, though they seemed to rejuvenate her mistress.
 
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