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Definition of "rejuvenate" []

  • To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. (verb-transitive)
  • To restore to an original or new condition: rejuvenate an old sofa. (verb-transitive)
  • To stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity, as by uplift of the land. (verb-transitive)
  • To develop youthful topographic features in (a previously leveled area). (verb-transitive)

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 "rejuvenate" in a sentence
  • "The "change your socks" tip has been around for a while - I've also heard other things that kind of rejuvenate you like it's morning, like "change your underwear" and "wash your face" and "brush your teeth," all things that kind of trick you on a certain level into thinking that it's AM again and it's time to be charged up for the day ahead."
  • "There are a variety of surgical procedures designed to "rejuvenate" a lady's, um, private parts, too."
  • "After Euro 2008, Joachim Löw, the Germany manager, accepted the need to "rejuvenate" a squad that had become too heavily seasoned in parts."