rejuvenescent

[ ri-joo-vuh-nes-uhnt ]

adjective

becoming young again.
making young again; rejuvenating.

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

Other words from rejuvenescent

re·ju·ve·nes·cence, noun

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How to use rejuvenescent in a sentence

It's the peculiarity of English conservatism that it's persistently progressive and rejuvenescent.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
With that addition to its exchequer, it would have made head against its old enemy, Taxation, and started rejuvenescent.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
In thought he endowed the rejuvenescent Ottoman Empire with the energies of a thousand years.
Halil the Pedlar | Mr Jkai
We are right, then, in greeting the rejuvenescent summer with devout faith and hope.
Through Nature to God | John Fiske
He found Caracalla in an altered mood, rejuvenescent and in the highest spirits.
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete | Georg Ebers

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