regenerate
verb (used with object)
to effect a complete moral reform in.
regenerates
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present tense formof regenerate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The previously-tried approach relies on a reversible metal-CO2 reaction that regenerates carbon dioxide, continuing to contribute greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
At the end of an actor's tenure as the Doctor, the character "regenerates" with somebody else then taking on the extra-terrestrial role.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
