| regenerate | (v) reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new, Syn. renew, Example: We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years; They renewed their membership |
| regenerate | (v) amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit |
| regenerate | (v) return to life; get or give new life or energy, Syn. rejuvenate, restore, Example: The week at the spa restored me |
| regenerate | (v) replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue, Example: The snake regenerated its tail |
| regenerate | (v) be formed or shaped anew |
| regenerate | (v) form or produce anew, Example: regenerate hatred |
| regenerate | (v) undergo regeneration |
| regenerate | (v) restore strength, Syn. revitalize, Example: This food revitalized the patient |
| regenerate | (adj) reformed spiritually or morally, Ant. unregenerate, Example: a regenerate sinner; regenerate by redemption from error or decay |
| unregenerate | (adj) not reformed morally or spiritually, Syn. unregenerated, Ant. regenerate, Example: unregenerate human nature; unregenerate conservatism |
| reform | (v) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one, Syn. rectify, regenerate, reclaim, Example: The Church reformed me; reform your conduct |
| stubborn | (adj) tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield, Syn. unregenerate, obstinate, Ant. docile |
| unreformable | (adj) unrepentant and incapable of being reformed, Syn. unregenerate, Example: an unregenerate criminal |
| Regenerate | a. [ L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate. ] 1. Reproduced. [ 1913 Webster ] The earthly author of my blood,
Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Regenerate | v. t. 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. [ 1913 Webster ] Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.
Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Regenerateness | n. The quality or state of being rgenerate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Unregenerated | { } a. Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Unregenerate |
