rejuvenation
Americannoun
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the act of making someone young again or restoring them to youthful vigor.
The area features luxurious resort hotels with spa facilities for complete relaxation and rejuvenation.
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the act of making something new and fresh, or restoring it to a former better state.
The governor’s legacy includes notable achievements in many areas, including the environment, public transit, and rejuvenation of the economy.
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Physical Geography.
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the renewal of the activity, erosive power, etc., of a stream by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed.
Recent tectonic activity along the Euphrates fault resulted in the rejuvenation of part of the Euphrates River.
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the return of a region to a more youthful topography by the action of streams renewed in this way.
The differential erosion and the presence of residual hills at different heights may be attributed to the effect of uplift and rejuvenation of the region in different periods.
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Etymology
Origin of rejuvenation
Explanation
Rejuvenation is the act of making something newly fresh or full of energy. Rejuvenation makes something old seem young again. To rejuvenate is to bring renewed life to something old by giving it new vitality, and rejuvenation is the process of freshening something up or reviving it. Painting and making repairs in an old house is an example of rejuvenation. Hiring young, energetic workers can be a type of rejuvenation for a business. Rejuvenation comes from Latin roots, re, or "again," and juvenis, "young."
Vocabulary lists containing rejuvenation
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Example Sentences
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But, for him, that rejuvenation simply didn’t happen fast enough—prompting him to seek out a place where he feels better supported, something he found in Nashville.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Blau, Bhutani, and several co-authors are inventors on Stanford University patent applications involving 15-PGDH inhibition for cartilage repair and tissue rejuvenation that have been licensed to Epirium Bio.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Xi, for his part, proclaimed that his China Dream of national rejuvenation and Trump’s desire to make America great again “can go hand in hand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Wi Spa, with its hot and cold tubs, specialty saunas and napping nooks, has long been a beloved L.A. destination for rest and rejuvenation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
“So that’s why the rejuvenation course ended all of a sudden.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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