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rejuvenate

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Etymology

From re- (“again”) +‎ Latin iuvenis (“young”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/, /ɹiːˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

rejuvenate (third-person singular simple present rejuvenates, present participle rejuvenating, simple past and past participle rejuvenated)

  1. To render young again.
    • 2021 May 6, Leah Dolan, “Teens are worried about wrinkles. Here’s how Gen Z is helping to fuel a beauty boom”, in CNN‎:
      Before coronavirus shuttered the world, a typical month for Connecticut native Zac Mathias was packed with appointments for microneedling (a collagen-stimulating process that involves repeated pin-pricks all over the face), regular resurfacing hydrafacials, rejuvenating laser treatments and the occasional red-light therapy session.
  2. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.
    • 2008 May 8, “For Boomers, It’s Time to Go to the (Brain) Gym”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 26 September 2015:
      The exercise involved in recrafting the past, past encounters and memories actually rejuvenates short-term and present memory — remarkably!
    • 2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 53:
      "We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised. We will get it open - and open means open. [...]."

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