Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rejuvenate

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: re-ju-ve-nate
IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render young again.

verb

To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.

Example Sentences

"Before coronavirus shuttered the world, a typical month for Connecticut native Zac Mathias was packed with appointments for microneedling (a collagen-stimulating process that involves repeated pin-pricks all over the face), regular resurfacing hydrafacials, rejuvenating laser treatments and the occasional red-light therapy session."
"The exercise involved in recrafting the past, past encounters and memories actually rejuvenates short-term and present memory — remarkably!"
""We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised. We will get it open - and open means open. [...].""

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gingen

Inflected Forms

rejuvenates (present, singular) rejuvenating (participle, present) rejuvenated (participle, past) rejuvenated (past)

Derived Forms

rejuvenator

Frequently Paired Words

rejuvenation renovate age aging senescence

Synonyms

regenerate restore

Questions

How do you pronounce rejuvenate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/.
What does rejuvenate mean?: To render young again.
Where does rejuvenate come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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