REGENERATE


Meaning of REGENERATE in English

/ rɪˈdʒenəreɪt; NAmE / verb

1.

[ vn ] to make an area, institution, etc. develop and grow strong again :

The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.

2.

( biology ) to grow again; to make sth grow again :

[ v ]

Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.

[ vn ]

If the woodland is left alone, it will regenerate itself in a few years.

►  re·gen·er·ation / rɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:

economic regeneration

the regeneration of cells in the body

►  re·gen·era·tive / rɪˈdʒenərətɪv; NAmE / adjective :

the regenerative powers of nature

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin regeneratus created again, past participle of regenerare , from re- again + generare create. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

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