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regenerateto grow again or make something grow again

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to grow again or make something grow again

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/

Example Sentences

  • My liver will regenerate even if I eat fried chicken every day... right?
  • Scientists are studying how salamanders regenerate lost limbs.
  • The city plans to regenerate the downtown area with new shopping centers.

regenerate

VERB

[/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/]

to grow again or make something grow again

to grow again or make something grow again
💡 Concept

to grow again or make something grow again

Regenerate the state, don’t stay in decay — rebuild again and grow a stronger way.
🎵 Rhyme

Regenerate the state, don’t stay in decay — rebuild again and grow a stronger way.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootgener
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'regenerare', composed of the prefix 're-' (again) and 'generare' (to generate or produce). The term entered Middle English through Old French and Latin sources.

Breakdown

re- (again) + gener- (to produce/generate) + -ate (verb suffix) = regenerate

🎵Rhyme

generatecelebratemoderate
generate
celebrate
moderate

🔗Collocations

regenerate tissue
regenerate the economy
regenerate urban areas
naturally regenerate
regenerate cells

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My liver will regenerate even if I eat fried chicken every day... right?

Scientists are studying how salamanders regenerate lost limbs.

The city plans to regenerate the downtown area with new shopping centers.

😄 Fun example

After deleting all my files, I wish my computer could regenerate them automatically.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

restorereviverenewrebuildrejuvenate

Antonyms

destroydeterioratedegenerate

Related

generationgeneratorregenerationgeneratedegenerate

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