regenerate
verbEtymology
From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.
- derived from regenerātus
Definitions
To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
To revitalize.
To replace lost or damaged tissue.
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To become reconstructed.
To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
Of a water softener
Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.
Spiritually reborn.
Reproduced.
- The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.
One who is spiritually reborn.
The neighborhood
- antonymuncreateantonym(s) of “make anew”
- antonymungenerateantonym(s) of “make anew”
- antonymdegenerateantonym(s) of “revitalize”
- neighborregeneration
- neighborregenerative
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at regenerate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at regenerate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at regenerate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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