rejuvenate
[ ri-joo-vuh-neyt ]
/ rɪˈdʒu vəˌneɪt /
verb (used with object), re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing.
to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again: to rejuvenate an old sofa.
Physical Geography.
- to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
- to impress again the characters of youthful topography on (a region) by the action of rejuvenated streams.
verb (used without object), re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing.
to undergo rejuvenation; revive.
QUIZZES
HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!
Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
OTHER WORDS FROM rejuvenate
Words nearby rejuvenate
rejoice, rejoice in, rejoicing, rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, rejuvenesce, rejuvenescent, rejuvenize, rekey, rekindle
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for rejuvenate
British Dictionary definitions for rejuvenate
rejuvenate
/ (rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt) /
verb (tr)
to give new youth, restored vitality, or youthful appearance to
(usually passive) geography
- to cause (a river) to begin eroding more vigorously to a new lower base level, usually because of uplift of the land
- to cause (a land surface) to develop youthful features
Derived forms of rejuvenate
rejuvenation, nounrejuvenator, nounWord Origin for rejuvenate
C19: from re- + Latin juvenis young
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012