regenerate
Other forms: regenerated; regenerating; regenerates
Starfish are famous for their ability to regenerate, or regrow, a lost arm. Anything that revives in this magical way can be said to regenerate.
While the verb regenerate can literally mean "produce anew," it can also describe what happens when something is fixed up, made "like new." An argument that's often made for bringing a new company, sports complex, casino, or other enterprise to a depressed area is that it will regenerate the town economically, bringing it back to life. In Latin, regeneratio means "being born again."
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reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
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synonyms:
renew
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replace
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
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freshen up, refurbish, renovate
make brighter and prettier
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revamp
patch up or renovate; repair or restore
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remold, remould, retread
give new treads to (a tire)
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renovate, restitute
restore to a previous or better condition
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freshen, refresh
make (to feel) fresh
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revitalise, revitalize
give new life or vigor to
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rejuvenate, restore
return to life; get or give new life or energy
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modernise, modernize, overhaul
make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
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reconstruct, restore
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
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change, commute, convert, exchange
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
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change
remove or replace the coverings of
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gentrify
renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
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reincarnate, renew
cause to appear in a new form
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resurrect, revive
restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
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retrofit
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
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air, air out, vent, ventilate
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
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novate
replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
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decompress, uncompress
restore to its uncompressed form
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rehab, rehabilitate
restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
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rehabilitate
restore to a state of good condition or operation
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defibrillate
stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
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reinstate
restore to the previous state or rank
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re-create
create anew
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form or produce anew
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be formed or shaped anew
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form, spring, take form, take shape
develop into a distinctive entity
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form, spring, take form, take shape
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undergo regeneration
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rejuvenate
become young again
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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rejuvenate
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return to life; get or give new life or energy
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rejuvenate, restore
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restore strength
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revitalize
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rejuvenate
make younger or more youthful
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ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
make better
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rejuvenate
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replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue“The snake regenerated its tail”
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re-create
create anew
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re-create
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bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
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amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
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increase
make bigger or more
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increase
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reformed spiritually or morally“a regenerate sinner”“regenerate by redemption from error or decay”
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saved
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
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born-again, converted, reborn
spiritually reborn or converted
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reformed
caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one
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unregenerate
not reformed morally or spiritually
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lost
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
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impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant
not penitent or remorseful
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cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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impenitent
impervious to moral persuasion
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unconverted, unpersuaded
not converted
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