Regenerate Meaning
/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
verbTo revitalize.
Sentence Examples
Heathers can regenerate well if they're lightly trimmed.
If intelligent design is true, why can't we regenerate our teeth?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lizard can ____ its tail after losing it to a predator.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity worked to ____ the deprived neighborhood by investing in housing and community facilities.
Word Origin & History
From Latin regenerātus, perfect passive participle of regenerō, from re- + generō, from genus, generis (“descent, origin, birth”); -ō, equivalent to re- + generate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up."
— 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lizard can ____ its tail after losing it to a predator.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity worked to ____ the deprived neighborhood by investing in housing and community facilities.