rejuvenescent

[ ri-joo-vuh-nes-uh nt ]

/ rɪˌdʒu vəˈnɛs ənt /

adjective

becoming young again.

making young again; rejuvenating.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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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

rejoicing, rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, rejuvenesce, rejuvenescent, rejuvenize, rekey, rekindle, rekt, rel.

Example sentences from the Web for rejuvenescent

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