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Adjective
/riˈjenəˌrāt/,
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regenerated, past participle; regenerates, 3rd person singular present; regenerating, present participle; regenerated, past tense;
  1. Reformed or reborn, esp. in a spiritual or moral sense

Verb
  1. (of a living organism) Regrow (new tissue) to replace lost or injured tissue
    • - a crab in the process of regenerating a claw
  2. (of an organ or tissue) Regrow
    • - once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate
  3. Bring into renewed existence; generate again
    • - the issue was regenerated last month
  4. Bring new and more vigorous life to (an area or institution), esp. in economic terms; revive
    • - regenerating the inner cities
  5. (esp. in Christian use) Give a new and higher spiritual nature to

  6. Precipitate (a natural polymer such as cellulose) in a different form following chemical processing, esp. in the form of fibers

  1. 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"
  2. reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"
  3. amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
  4. reform: 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"
  5. return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
  6. replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"
  7. (Regeneration (1915 movie)) Regeneration is a 1915 American silent film which tells the story of a poor orphan who rises to control the mob, until he meets a woman for whom he wants to change. It stars John McCann, James A. Marcus, Maggie Weston, H. ...
  8. (Regeneration (Christian doctrine)) In Christianity, born again refers to the spiritual rebirth (regeneration) of the human person, contrasted with the physical first birth everyone experiences. ...
  9. (Regeneration (engineering)) Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. ...
  10. (Regeneration (K-9)) "Regeneration" is a episode in the Australian/British science fiction drama television series K-9. It is the first episode of Series 1 and the first episode of the show. It features a cameo appearance from the original K-9 Mark I.
  11. (Regeneration (novel)) Regeneration is a prize-winning novel by Pat Barker, first published in 1991. The novel was a Booker Prize nominee and was described by the New York Times Book Review as one of the four best novels of the year in its year of publication. ...
  12. (Regeneration (Portugal)) In the history of Portugal, the Regeneration (Portuguese - Regeneração) is the name given to the period of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy following the military insurrection of 1 May 1851 that caused to the fall of Costa Cabral and of the Septembrist government. ...
  13. To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner; To revitalize; To replace lost or damaged tissue; To become reconstructed; To undergo a spiritual rebirth
  14. (regeneration) rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal
  15. (Regenerated) A theological term, describing the state of new life, resulting from the new birth in Christ.
  16. (Regenerated) a process (born again) triggered after conversion (deciding to accept God's gift) in which one receives God's gift of salvation by remission of sin and is aware that he has received something from God...he/she is different, regenerated. ...
  17. (Regeneration) In general, includes the backwash, brine and fresh water rinse steps necessary to prepare a water softener exchange bed for service after exhaustion. ...
  18. (Regeneration) upgrading an area through social, physical and economic improvements.
  19. (regeneration) Manipulation of cells to cause them to develop into whole plants.
  20. (regeneration) Process of receiving distorted signal pulses and from them recreating new pulses at the correct repetition rate, pulse amplitude and pulse width.
  21. (Regeneration) The process by which God is believed to work on a born-again person,  whereby her/his soul is renewed and becomes a new creation.
  22. (regeneration (ion exchange, softening)) The use of a chemical solution (regenerant) to displace the contaminant ions deposited on the ion exchange resin during the service run and replace them with the kind of ions necessary to restore the capacity of the exchange medium for reuse.
  23. REGENERATION serves to put the desired counter-ion back on the ion exchanger. This usually means displacing an ion of higher affinity with one of lower, and therefore calls for a change of concentration of the electrolyte.
  24. (Regeneration) Renewal of sites or habitats that have become unfit for human, animal, or plant habitation, bringing them back into productive use. The term most commonly refers to urban and industrial land.
  25. (regeneration) The impartation of spiritual life by divine grace after the acceptance of Christ for the atonement of our sins. Brought about by the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit. Also know as being "reborn".