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[syn: regenerate, restore, rejuvenate]
5. become young again;
- Example: "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rejuvenate \Re*ju"ve*nate\ (r?-j?"v?-n?t), v. t. [Pref. re- re-
+ L. juventis young, youthful.]
To render young again.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rejuvenate
v 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" [ant: age]
4: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at
the spa restored me" [syn: regenerate, restore,
rejuvenate]
5: become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a
grandfather"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "rejuvenate":
bring back, bring to, call back, modernize, reanimate,
recall to life, recharge, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct,
recover, recruit, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rehabilitate,
reheat the ashes, reinspire, reinvigorate, rekindle, relight,
renew, renovate, restitute, restore, resurrect, resuscitate,
revitalize, revive, revivify, rewarm, stir the embers, update,
warm over, warm up, youthen