regenerate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: regenerate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for regenerate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regenerate adj reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay" Antonym(s): unregenerate, unregenerated v reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" Synonym(s): regenerate, renew amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" Synonym(s): reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" Synonym(s): regenerate, restore, rejuvenate replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail" be formed or shaped anew form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred" undergo regeneration restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" Synonym(s): regenerate, revitalize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regenerate \Regen"erate\ (r?j?n"?r?t), v. t. 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. --Blackmore. 2. (Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of. 3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regenerate \Regen"erate\ (-?t), a. [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See {Generate}.] 1. Reproduced. The earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. --Shak. 2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.