rejuvenate
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/
rejuvenate means to render young again. It carries an Arena rating of 1789, earned across 51 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rejuvenate ranks #506 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #2,385 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #5,335 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #5,770 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
rejuvenate is pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/.
Why “rejuvenate” is a great word
REJUVENATE — [Verb] To restore to a state of youth, vitality, or vigor. From the prefix re- ("again") + Latin iuvenis ("young") + the verb-forming suffix -ate; first attested in English in 1807. Unlike "revitalize," which restores energy, or "refresh," which implies a temporary respite, to rejuvenate is to enact a profound reversal of time's wear. It is the startling greening of a pruned vine, the softening of worn leather under careful oiling, and the impossible clarity returning to a clouded windowpane—a small, hopeful defiance of entropy's long claim.
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.
verb
- To render young again.
- To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.e.g.“The exercise involved in recrafting the past, past encounters and memories actually rejuvenates short-term and present memory — remarkably!” — 2008 May 8, “For Boomers, It’s Time to Go to the (Brain) Gym”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2015:
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