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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, adjective)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ri
je
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reIt
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| inflections: |
regenerates, regenerating, regenerated |
| definition 1: |
to cause a spiritual or moral reform in.
- synonyms:
- moralize, reform, rehabilitate, uplift
- similar words:
- convert, redeem, restore, save
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| definition 2: |
to re-create or make new or better.
- synonyms:
- re-create, renew, restore, revitalize
- similar words:
- refurbish, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remake, remodel, renovate
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| definition 3: |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts.
Salamanders can regenerate severed limbs.- synonyms:
- reproduce
- similar words:
- grow, re-create, renew, replace, restore
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ri
je
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reIt
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| definition 1: |
to be morally reformed or spiritually reborn.
- antonyms:
- degenerate
- similar words:
- convert, reform
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| definition 2: |
to undergo physical regrowth, as of a new organ or limb.
- similar words:
- grow
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
rI
je
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t
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| definition 1: |
revitalized or reborn spiritually or morally.
- synonyms:
- reborn, rehabilitated
- similar words:
- born-again, reconstructed, remade, renewed
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| definition 2: |
reconstructed, renewed, or improved.
- synonyms:
- re-created, reconstructed, refurbished, remodeled, renewed, renovated, restored
- similar words:
- improved
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| derivations: |
regenerable (adj.), regeneracy (n.), regenerator (n.) |
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