regenerate

Plural: regenerates

Verb

• reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
• amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
• bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
• return to life; get or give new life or energy
• replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue
  • "The snake regenerated its tail"
• be formed or shaped anew
• form or produce anew
  • "regenerate hatred"
• undergo regeneration
• restore strength
• To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
• To revitalize.
• To replace lost or damaged tissue.
• To become reconstructed.
• To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
• Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.

Adjective

• reformed spiritually or morally
  • "a regenerate sinner"
  • "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"

Adj

• Spiritually reborn.
• Reproduced.

Noun

• One who is spiritually reborn.

Synonyms

reclaim, rectify, reform, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, re-create

Antonyms

unregenerate, degenerate, uncreate, ungenerate

Related Words

regeneration, regenerative

Anagrams of regenerate