rejuvenescent

[ ri-joo-vuh-nes-uhnt ]

/ rɪˌdʒu vəˈnɛs ənt /

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adjective

becoming young again.

making young again; rejuvenating.

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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

Words nearby rejuvenescent

rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, rejuvenation, rejuvenesce, rejuvenescent, rejuvenize, rekey, rekindle, rekt, -rel

Example sentences from the Web for rejuvenescent

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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