rejuvenate

== English == === Etymology === From re- (“again”) +‎ Latin iuvenis (“young”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener. Displaced native Middle English gingen, from Old English *ġinġan (literally “to make young”), equivalent to Old English ġeong + Old English -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/, /ɹiːˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ === Verb === rejuvenate (third-person singular simple present rejuvenates, present participle rejuvenating, simple past and past participle rejuvenated) To render young again. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rejuvenation ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== renovate ==== See also ==== age aging senescence ==== Further reading ==== “rejuvenate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “rejuvenate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “rejuvenate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.