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juvenescent

[joo-vuh-nes-uh nt]
adjective
  1. being or becoming youthful; young.
  2. young in appearance.
  3. having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir.
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Origin of juvenescent

1815–25; < Latin juvenēscent- (stem of juvenēscēns, present participle of juvenēscere to become youthful), equivalent to juven- young (see juvenile) + -ēscent- -escent
Related formsju·ve·nes·cence, noun
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Historical Examples

  • Each day at early dawn she shone forth, bright Morning Star, gay with juvenescent hope.

    The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete

    Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for juvenescent

juvenescent

adjective
  1. becoming or being young or youthful
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Word Origin

C19: from Latin juvenēscere to grow up, regain strength, from juvenis youthful
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Word Origin and History for juvenescent

adj.

1821, from Latin iuvenescentem (nominative iuvenescens), present participle of iuvenescere "to grow into youth," from iuvenis "young" (see young).

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