regenerate
To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
Other meanings
To replace lost or damaged tissue.
To become reconstructed.
Related words
- autoregenerate
- photoregenerate
- regenerable
- regeneracy
- regeneratable
- regenerately
- regenerateness
- regenerator
- regeneratory
- regenerome
- nonregenerating
- self-regenerating
Word history
From Latin "regenerātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “regenerate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.