regenerate

regenerated regenerating regenerates
Verb
1. re-establish 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"
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2. amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
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3. 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"
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4. return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
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5. replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"
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6. be formed or shaped anew
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7. form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"
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8. undergo regeneration
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9. restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
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Adjective
1. reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"
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