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Definition of "regenerate" []

  • To reform spiritually or morally. (verb-transitive)
  • To form, construct, or create anew, especially in an improved state. (verb-transitive)
  • To give new life or energy to; revitalize. (verb-transitive)
  • Biology To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by formation of new tissue. (verb-transitive)
  • To become formed or constructed again. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "regenerate" in a sentence
  • "I'm pleased, however, because narrative chunks shaking out of my head may be a sign that my brain is starting to regenerate from the forced-march."
  • "The police need to be able to regenerate from the most serious wounds, travel through time, and be really telekinetic."
  • "The "I" here, though of course not the regenerate, is neither the unregenerate, but the sinful principle of the renewed man, as is expressly stated in Ro 7: 18. 15,"