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rejuvenating

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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 + -ate.]

re·juve·nation n.
re·juve·nator (-tr) n.
Translations
rejuvenating [rɪˈdʒuːvɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJ [effect] → rejuvenecedor
rejuvenating [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪtɪŋ] adj [holiday, break] → revigorant(e); [treatment] → rajeunissant(e)


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He told them a good many humorous anecdotes, and always forgot the nub, but they were always able to furnish it, for these yarns were of a pretty early vintage, and they had had many a rejuvenating pull at them before.
 
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