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rejuvenate

re·ju·ve·nate [ ri jvə nàyt ] (past and past participle re·ju·ve·nat·ed, present participle re·ju·ve·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular re·ju·ve·nates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make somebody young again: to make somebody become, feel, or appear young again

2. return something to original condition: to restore something to its condition when new, or make it more vigorous, dynamic, and effective

3. geology cause river to erode more: to cause a river to start eroding the land it runs over again, usually as a result of the land being uplifted

4. geology make area develop topographically young features: to cause the redevelopment of younger, more rugged topographic features in a landscape through increased erosion

[Early 19th century. <re- + Latin juvenis "young"]

re·ju·ve·na·tion [ ri jvə náysh'n ] noun
re·ju·ve·na·tive [ ri jvə nàytiv ] adjective
re·ju·ve·na·tor [ ri jvə nàytər ] noun
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