regenerate

verb
/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt//ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/

Etymology

From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.

  1. derived from regenerātus

Definitions

  1. To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.

  2. To revitalize.

  3. To replace lost or damaged tissue.

  4. + 6 more definitions
    1. To become reconstructed.

    2. To undergo a spiritual rebirth.

    3. Of a water softener

      Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.

    4. Spiritually reborn.

    5. Reproduced.

      • The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.
    6. One who is spiritually reborn.

The neighborhood

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.

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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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