Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Regenerate has 12 different meanings across 2 categories:
reestablish 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"
amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
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"
return to life; get or give new life or energy
"The week at the spa restored me"
replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue
"The snake regenerated its tail"
be formed or shaped anew
undergo regeneration
To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
reformed spiritually or morally
"a regenerate sinner"
"regenerate by redemption from error or decay"
Spiritually reborn.