REGENERATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REGENERATE?

Need another word that means the same as “regenerate”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “regenerate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Regenerate” are: reclaim, rectify, reform, revitalize, rejuvenate, restore, renew, revive, breathe new life into, revivify, reanimate, resuscitate, reawaken, rekindle, kick-start, uplift, change radically, improve, amend

Regenerate as a Verb

Definitions of "Regenerate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “regenerate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of an organ or tissue) grow again.
• (especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to.
• Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
• Bring new and more vigorous life to (an area, industry, institution, etc.); revive, especially in economic terms.
• (of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage.
• Precipitate (a natural polymer, especially cellulose or a protein) as fibres following chemical processing.
• Form or produce anew.
• Bring into renewed existence; generate again.
• Undergo regeneration.
• Replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue.
• Restore strength.
• Return to life; get or give new life or energy.
• Reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.
• Be formed or shaped anew.
• Amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit.

Synonyms of "Regenerate" as a verb (19 Words)

amend	Make amendments to. A few things had gone wrong but these had been amended.
breathe new life into	Be alive.
change radically	Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature.
improve	Get better. Efforts to improve relations between the countries.
kick-start	Start a motorcycle by means of a kick starter.
reanimate	Give new life or energy to. His personal dislike of the man was reanimated.
reawaken	Awaken once again. His departure reawakened deep divisions within the party.
reclaim	Make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state. Reclaim falcons.
rectify	Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities. Rectify alternating current.
reform	Subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use as petrol. The lazy student promised to reform.
rejuvenate	Return to life; get or give new life or energy. The land rejuvenated.
rekindle	Kindle anew, as of a fire. He tried to rekindle their friendship.
renew	Extend the period of validity of (a licence, subscription, contract, etc. The parents renewed their campaign to save the school.
restore	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. The effort to restore him to office isn t working.
resuscitate	Return to consciousness. An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
revitalize	Give new life or vigor to. This food revitalized the patient.
revive	Cause to regain consciousness. Interest in ESP revived.
revivify	Give new life or energy to. They revivified a wine industry that had all but vanished.
uplift	Raise up (strata, mountains, etc.) by an upward movement of the earth’s crust. The mountains were uplifted during the Jurassic period.

Usage Examples of "Regenerate" as a verb

• Methods were developed to regenerate the cellulose for use as fibres.
• He believed that it was possible to regenerate people.
• Regenerate hatred.
• The lizard has to find the wherewithal to regenerate its tail.
• The snake regenerated its tail.
• The money will be used to regenerate the heart of the town.
• The issue was regenerated last month.
• Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.

Associations of "Regenerate" (30 Words)

again	Returning to a previous position or condition. What was your name again.
converted	Spiritually reborn or converted. A converted Victorian property.
mend	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Her stockings had several mends.
reanimate	Restore to life or consciousness; revive. In the vain hope of being reanimated he left his body to science.
rebirth	The process of being reincarnated or born again. The endless cycle of birth death and rebirth.
reclaim	The action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed. When Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room.
recover	Get or find back recover the use of. He recovered his balance and sped on.
reestablish	Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position. Reestablish peace in the region.
reform	The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. The family rejoiced in the drunkard s reform.
refresh	Refresh one s memory. A faster running system with snappy screen refreshes.
regain	Reach (a place, position, or thing) again; get back to. They were unable to regain their boats.
reincarnation	The rebirth of a soul in another body. The latest reincarnation of the hippie look.
reinstate	Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position. The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.
rejuvenate	Return to life; get or give new life or energy. A new challenge may be just what he needs to rejuvenate his career.
rejuvenation	The action or process of giving new energy or vigour to something. Experts in the art of facial rejuvenation.
renew	Resume (an activity) after an interruption. We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years.
renewal	The act of renewing. The call to continual spiritual renewal.
renovate	Restore to a previous or better condition. They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
replenish	Fill something that had previously been emptied. All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies.
reproduce	Have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant. His works are reproduced on postcards and posters.
resilience	The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit. The often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions.
restoration	The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814 following the fall of Napoleon Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand. The restoration looked exactly like the original.
restore	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. The week at the spa restored me.
resurge	Rise again. His need for a meal resurged.
resurgence	An increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence. A resurgence of interest in religion.
resuscitate	Make (something) active or vigorous again. Measures to resuscitate the ailing economy.
revitalize	Give new life or vigor to. This food revitalized the patient.
revival	Bringing again into activity and prominence. A revival in the fortunes of the party.
revive	Give new strength or energy to. She revived after the doctor gave her an injection.
vivify	Give new life or energy to. Outings vivify learning for children.