regenerate
verb
• (of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage.
• "the lizard has to find the wherewithal to regenerate its tail"
• bring new and more vigorous life to (an area, industry, institution, etc.); revive, especially in economic terms.
• "the money will be used to regenerate the heart of the town"
Similar:
revive,
revitalize,
renew,
restore,
breathe new life into,
revivify,
rejuvenate,
reanimate,
resuscitate,
reawaken,
rekindle,
kick-start,
uplift,
change radically,
improve,
amend,
reorganize,
reconstruct,
renovate,
overhaul,
give a shot in the arm to,
• precipitate (a natural polymer, especially cellulose or a protein) as fibres following chemical processing.
• "methods were developed to regenerate the cellulose for use as fibres"
regenerate
adjective
• reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense.
• "he was not truly regenerate"
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin regeneratus ‘created again’, past participle of regenerare, from re- ‘again’ + generare ‘create’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.
