REJUVENATE


Meaning of REJUVENATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnāt ]

verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: re- + Latin juvenis young — more at young

Date: 1789

transitive verb

1.

a. : to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to

b. : to restore to an original or new state

rejuvenate old cars

2.

a. : to stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity especially by uplift

b. : to develop youthful features of topography in

intransitive verb

: to cause or undergo rejuvenescence

Synonyms: see renew

• re·ju·ve·na·tion ri-ˌjü-və-ˈnā-shən, ˌrē- noun

• re·ju·ve·na·tor ri-ˈjü-və-ˌnā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.