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
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"It's the peculiarity of English conservatism that it's persistently progressive and rejuvenescent."
From The New Machiavelli by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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 Jack London
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 Mór Jókai
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 Grant Allen
She came away from their long interviews quite rejuvenescent, her eyes sparkling, her step lighter, and ready to bestow a nod on persons to whom as a rule she would vouchsafe only the coldest bow.
From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s
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