regenerate
verb (used with object)
to effect a complete moral reform in.
has regenerated
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present perfectof regenerate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has also had less fuel to buy for his tractor and no purchases of fertilizer because of the nutrients that his soil has regenerated.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Each time — after plagues and communist-backed riots, British repression and pre-handover jitters — the territory has regenerated itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
“At a certain point you really lose your identity, so I think this has regenerated and rejuvenated people’s sort of joy in getting dressed.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
"I was meeting with a man who was again ready to press forward, who has regenerated his energies and has clearly devoted his time and energy to perfecting that appeal," Rominger said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2012
Some shadow of proof, some fragment of reason, would be more satisfactory treatment of a truth which has regenerated the world, than foolish assertion or insolent contempt.
From Julian Home by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
