regenerate
regenerate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
- 2.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.
- 3.(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.
- 4.Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- apotheosis
- crop
- crucible
- edition
- generation
- into
- like
- multiplication
- multiply
- new
- palingenesis
- production
- put
- reanimate
- reanimation
- reappearance
- refashion
- regeneration
- regrowth
- remake
- renascent
- renew
- renewal
- renovate
- renovation
- repeat
- reprint
- reproduce
- reproduction
- reproductive
- restoration
- restore
- resurrection
- resuscitate
- resuscitation
- revival
- revive
- revivification
- revivify
- spring
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is regenerate.
- What is born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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