rejuvenate

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt/

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