rejuvenescent

American  

[ri-joo-vuh-nes-uhnt] / rɪˌdʒu vəˈnɛs ənt /

adjective

1. becoming young again.

2. making young again; rejuvenating.

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Other Word Forms

• rejuvenescence noun

Etymology

Origin of rejuvenescent

1755–65; < Medieval Latin rejuvenēsc ( ere ) to become young again ( Latin re- re- + juven ( is ) young + -ēsc- inceptive suffix + -ere infinitive suffix) + -ent

Example Sentences

She came away from their long interviews quite rejuvenescent, her eyes sparkling, her step lighter, and ready to bestow a nod on persons to whom as a rule she would vouchsafe only the coldest bow.

From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

In thought he endowed the rejuvenescent Ottoman Empire with the energies of a thousand years.

From Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul by Jókai, Mór

But Ethel, dear, meek, pretty, gentle little Ethel—well, there, I'm not going to repeat for you all the raptures that Harry went into over that perennial and ever rejuvenescent theme.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant

The ghost of Bill Totts had been successfully laid, and Freddie Drummond with rejuvenescent zeal tackled a brochure, long-planned, on the topic of “diminishing returns.”

From The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack

"It's the peculiarity of English conservatism that it's persistently progressive and rejuvenescent."

From The New Machiavelli by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)