rejuvenate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc..
That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
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to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again.
to rejuvenate an old sofa.
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Physical Geography.
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to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
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to impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.
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verb (used without object)
verb
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to give new youth, restored vitality, or youthful appearance to
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(usually passive) geography
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to cause (a river) to begin eroding more vigorously to a new lower base level, usually because of uplift of the land
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to cause (a land surface) to develop youthful features
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Other Word Forms
- rejuvenation noun
- rejuvenative adjective
- rejuvenator noun
- unrejuvenated adjective
- unrejuvenating adjective
Etymology
Origin of rejuvenate
First recorded in 1800–10; re- + Latin juven(is) “young” + -ate 1; young
Example Sentences
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GPLD1 appeared to rejuvenate the brain, but there was a mystery.
From Science Daily
Wales, who are staring at a third successive Wooden Spoon, have a six-day turnaround when they host a rejuvenated Scotland who beat England 31-20 on Saturday.
From BBC
Over the long term, the team hopes to identify small molecules capable of safely stimulating DMTF1 activity to rejuvenate aging neural stem cells.
From Science Daily
“We were looking for someone to help rejuvenate and reenergize it and who understood the culture of it.”
From Los Angeles Times
And, while Wolves have been rejuvenated recently and are four games unbeaten in the league, I feel like there will be some anger in City's performance after such a disappointing week.
From BBC
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