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rejuvenate

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Definition of rejuvenate

verb

[with object]
  • make (someone or something) look or feel better, younger, or more vital:a bid to rejuvenate the town centre (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: a rejuvenated stream

Derivatives

rejuvenation

Pronunciation: /-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

rejuvenator

noun

Origin:

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

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