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rejuvenate

re·ju·ve·nate

UK/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ US/ɹiːˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ rare

verb

1.

cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

2.

develop youthful topographical features

  • “the land rejuvenated”
3.

make younger or more youthful

  • “The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him”
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4.

return to life; get or give new life or energy

  • “The week at the spa restored me”
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5.

become young again

  • “The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather”

Origin

From re- (“again”) + Latin iuvenis (“young”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener. Displaced native Middle English gingen, from Old English *ġinġan (literally “to make young”), equivalent to Old English ġeong + Old English -an.

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