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rejuvenate

Syllabification: (re·ju·ve·nate)
Pronunciation: /riˈjo͞ovəˌnāt/

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Definition of rejuvenate

verb

[with object]
  • make (someone or something) look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively:a bid to rejuvenate the town center (as adjective rejuvenating)the rejuvenating effects of therapeutic clay
  • (often as adjective rejuvenated) restore (a river or stream) to a condition characteristic of a younger landscape.

Derivatives

rejuvenation

Pronunciation: /riˌjo͞ovəˈnāSHən/

noun

rejuvenator

Pronunciation: /-ˌnātər/

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from re- 'again' + Latin juvenis 'young' + -ate3, suggested by French rajeunir

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