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Definition of Rejuvenate
1. Verb. Cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land.
2. Verb. Develop youthful topographical features. "The land rejuvenated"
3. Verb. Make younger or more youthful. "The good news will rejuvenate her"; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"
4. Verb. Return to life; get or give new life or energy. "The week at the spa restored me"
Specialized synonyms: Reincarnate, Renew, Resurrect, Revive
Generic synonyms: Regenerate, Renew
Derivative terms: Regeneration, Rejuvenation, Restoration, Restorative, Restorative
5. Verb. Become young again. "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"
Definition of Rejuvenate
1. v. t. To render young again.
Definition of Rejuvenate
1. Verb. To render young again. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rejuvenate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rejuvenate
Literary usage of Rejuvenate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"1. to make young »gain, to rejuvenate, to re-youth (Bulwer), to renew, renovate; 2.
7'. to lessen; to reduce to a small scale; ..."
2. Accepting the Universe by John Burroughs (1920)
"It did not rejuvenate Rome in ancient times, nor Spain in modern times, and it
does not appear ... All depends upon the stock you are trying to rejuvenate. ..."
3. Rice Germplasm: Collecting, Preservation, Use : Proceedings of Third by International Rice Research Institute (1991)
"IRRI shall preserve, rejuvenate, and distribute the indica and javanica cultivars
and breeding lines of O. sativa and other Oryza species, except those from ..."
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