rejuvenate

English

Etymology

re- (“again”) +‎ Latin iuvenis (“young”) +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/, /ɹiːˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/

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Verb

rejuvenate (third-person singular simple present rejuvenates, present participle rejuvenating, simple past and past participle rejuvenated)

1. To render young again.
2. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.
   • 2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 53:

     "We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised. We will get it open - and open means open. [...]."

Related terms

• rejuvenation

Translations

render young again

• Armenian: երիտասարդացնել (hy) (eritasardacʻnel)
• Azerbaijani: cavanlaşdırmaq
• Belarusian: амало́джваць impf (amalódžvacʹ), амаладзі́ць pf (amaladzícʹ)
• Bulgarian: подмладявам (bg) (podmladjavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 返老還童／返老还童 (zh) (fǎn lǎo huán tóng), 恢復活力／恢复活力 (huīfù huólì), 使變得年輕／使变得年轻 (shǐ biànde niánqīng)

• Czech: omladit
• Dutch: verjongen (nl)
• Esperanto: rejuniĝi
• Finnish: nuorentaa (fi)
• French: rajeunir (fr)
• Galician: rexuvenecer (gl)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: verjüngen (de)
• Greek: ξανανιώνω (el) (xananióno)
• Hungarian: megfiatalít (hu)
• Irish: athnuaigh
• Italian: ringiovanire
• Japanese: 若返らせる (ja) (わかがえらせる, wakagaeraseru)
• Latin: iuvenesco, repubesco, repuerasco m, repuellasco f
• Maori: whakahaumanu, whakahauora, whakamarohi
• Polish: odmładzać impf, odmłodzić pf
• Portuguese: rejuvenescer (pt)
• Romanian: întineri (ro)
• Russian: омола́живать (ru) impf (omoláživatʹ), омолоди́ть (ru) pf (omolodítʹ)
• Spanish: rejuvenecer (es), remozar (es)
• Swedish: föryngra (sv)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: омоло́джувати impf (omolódžuvaty), омолоди́ти pf (omolodýty)

See also

• renovate

See also

• age
• aging
• senescence

Further reading

• “rejuvenate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “rejuvenate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “rejuvenate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.