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regenerate

1. re.gen.er.ate \ri-'jen-(*-)r*t\ aj [ME regenerat, fr. L regeneratus, pp. 
   of regenerare to regene]rate, fr. re- + generare to beget - more at 
   GENERATE 1: formed or created again  2: spiritually reborn or converted  3: 
   restored to a better, higher, or more worthy state  - regenerate n
2. re.gen.er.ate \ri-'jen-*-.ra-t\ vi 1: to become formed again  2: to 
   become regenerate : REFORM  3: to undergo regeneration  1a: to subject to 
   spiritual regeneration  1b: to change radically for the better  2a: to 
   generate or produce anew; esp : to replace (a body part) by  a new growth 
   of tissue 2b: to produce again chemically sometimes in a physically changed 
   form  3: to reestablish on a new and usu. better basis  4: to restore to 
   original strength or properties  5: to increase the amplification of (an 
   electron current) by causing part  of the power in the output circuit to 
   act upon the input circuit