v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' jü-v ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -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- ˌ jü-v ə - ' n ā -sh ə n, ˌ r ē - \ noun
– re · ju · ve · na · tor \ ri- ' jü-v ə - ˌ n ā -t ə r \ noun