rejuvenescent
Americanadjective
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becoming young again.
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making young again; rejuvenating.
Other Word Forms
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
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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
"It's the peculiarity of English conservatism that it's persistently progressive and rejuvenescent."
From The New Machiavelli by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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
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
We are right, then, in greeting the rejuvenescent summer with devout faith and hope.
From Through Nature to God by Fiske, John
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