Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again.
- transitive verb To restore to an original or new condition.
- transitive verb To stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity, as by uplift of the land.
- transitive verb To develop youthful topographic features in (a previously leveled area).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To restore the appearance, powers, or feelings of youth to; make as if young again; renew; refresh.
- Of a stream, to increase its gradient, and with this, its velocity and erosive power, so that its effectiveness and apparent youth are renewed. This result is produced by the uplifting of a region which has been notably reduced by the erosion of the streams which continue to occupy it.
- Of a region, to again impress the characters of youthful topography upon (it) when it is well advanced in its erosion cycle. This effect is dependent upon rejuvenation of the streams.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To render young again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To render
young again.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
- verb become young again
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- verb develop youthful topographical features
- verb make younger or more youthful
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The "change your socks" tip has been around for a while - I've also heard other things that kind of rejuvenate you like it's morning, like "change your underwear" and "wash your face" and "brush your teeth," all things that kind of trick you on a certain level into thinking that it's AM again and it's time to be charged up for the day ahead.
Blow Your Nose, And Other Ways To Score A Quick Energy Boost | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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There are a variety of surgical procedures designed to "rejuvenate" a lady's, um, private parts, too.
Plastic surgeons provide a fine-looking model of success at gathering 2010
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After Euro 2008, Joachim Löw, the Germany manager, accepted the need to "rejuvenate" a squad that had become too heavily seasoned in parts.
World Cup 2010: Germany reap the rewards of the liberation generation David Hytner in Port Elizabeth 2010
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Sahakian said he implanted the Spanish woman with a younger woman's eggs and donated sperm, using hormone therapy to "rejuvenate" her uterus after she had been in menopause for 18 years.
Archive 2009-07-01 Renee 2009
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Sahakian said he implanted the Spanish woman with a younger woman's eggs and donated sperm, using hormone therapy to "rejuvenate" her uterus after she had been in menopause for 18 years.
Maria del Carmen Bousada Gave Birth At 66 and Died At Age 69 Renee 2009
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He said the only way Congress could "rejuvenate" America's sexual appetite was "by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly."
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The "change your socks" tip has been around for a while - I've also heard other things that kind of rejuvenate you like it's morning, like "change your underwear" and "wash your face" and "brush your teeth," all things that kind of trick you on a certain level into thinking that it's AM again and it's time to be charged up for the day ahead.
Blow Your Nose, And Other Ways To Score A Quick Energy Boost | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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He said the only way Congress could "rejuvenate" America's sexual appetite was "by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly."
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Record numbers of baby boomers get their fat sucked out and "rejuvenate" their cheeks and eyelids.
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Back in '97, they got shellacked like few parties have ever been; after spending years in the wilderness, they finally began to "rejuvenate" and "rebuild" - and how did they do it?
"A humiliated, decimated GOP that rejuvenates and rebuilds around the principles of limited government, free markets, and rugged individualism..." Ann Althouse 2008
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