regenerate

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But there is that even in the heart of the regenerate which is antagonistic to Christ.

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  1. transitive verb To reform spiritually or morally.
  2. transitive verb To form, construct, or create anew, especially in an improved state.
  3. transitive verb To give new life or energy to; revitalize.
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  • Bonaparte would have been delighted to have given that shining proof that he could regenerate, as well as confound, every thing. —  Ten Years' Exile
  • The simple fact is that the human population of the world is consuming natural renewable resources faster than it can regenerate, and the process of exploitation is causing even further damage. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • Supposedly it will "regenerate" early in the first episode (a trick learned on Gallifrey) to its current version. —  TV Squad
  • The regenerate are the only ones who can and will do this. —  Possessing the Treasure
  • Scientists who seek to regenerate organs through tissue engineering will need such "intelligent scaffolds" to guide cell organization, control cell interactions, and provide cues to cells in a temporally and spatially regulated manner. —  HHMI News
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  1. Latin regenerāre, regenerāt-, to reproduce : re-, re- + generāre, to beget; see generate.

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  1. from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare (later Italian regenerare, rigenerare =Spanish Portuguese regenerar =F. régénérer), generate again, from re-, again, + generare, generate: see generate.
  2. =F. regénéré =Spanish Portuguese regenerado =Italian regenerato, rigenerato, from Latin regeneratus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/rəˈdʒɛnəreɪt/
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