rejuvenate

/ri'dʤu:vineit/
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rejuvenate

The old man felt rejuvenated when he became a grandfather.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To make someone or something look, feel, or seem young, fresh, or energetic again.
    • To restore to an original or new condition, giving new vigor or vitality.
    • (Geology) To cause (a river or stream) to resume downcutting into the land surface, typically due to tectonic uplift, resulting in steeper gradients and renewed erosion.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To become young, fresh, or vigorous again.
Usage and Examples

  • Transitive Verb (to make young/energetic):

    • The relaxing vacation rejuvenated her completely.
    • This new skincare treatment claims to rejuvenate the skin.
    • The coach's speech rejuvenated the team's spirit for the second half.

  • Intransitive Verb (to become young/energetic):

    • After a good night's sleep, I felt like I had rejuvenated.
    • The forest rejuvenates every spring with new growth.

  • Transitive Verb (Geological sense):

    • The regional uplift rejuvenated the river, causing it to carve a deeper canyon.
Advanced Usage and Nuances

  • In a figurative or organizational context: Often used to describe revitalizing processes, systems, or brands.

    • The company aims to rejuvenate its product line to attract younger customers.
    • A major policy shift was needed to rejuvenate the stagnant economy.

  • "Rejuvenate itself": A common reflexive construction emphasizing a natural or internal process of renewal.

    • The ecosystem has a remarkable ability to rejuvenate itself after a fire.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rejuvenation (noun): The process of making someone or something look or feel young, energetic, or fresh again.
    • She sought treatments for skin rejuvenation.
  • Rejuvenating (adjective/participle): Having the quality of restoring youth or energy.
    • I find a walk in nature to be incredibly rejuvenating.
  • Rejuvenator (noun): Something that rejuvenates.
    • This serum is marketed as a powerful facial rejuvenator.
Synonyms
  • Revitalize: To imbue with new life and vitality.
  • Revive: To restore to life or consciousness; to become active or flourishing again.
  • Refresh: To give new strength or energy to; to reinvigorate.
  • Renew: To make like new; to restore to freshness or vigor.
  • Restore: To bring back to an original or former condition.
Antonyms
  • Age: To grow old.
  • Exhaust: To drain of strength or energy.
  • Weary: To cause to become tired or fatigued.
  • Deplete: To use up the supply or resources of.
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • A rejuvenating experience: An experience that makes one feel refreshed and full of new energy.
    • The meditation retreat was a truly rejuvenating experience.
  • To feel rejuvenated: A common phrase describing the state after regaining energy.
    • After the spa day, I felt completely rejuvenated.
rejuvenate

The old man felt rejuvenated when he became a grandfather.

Verb
  1. become young again
    • The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather
  2. return to life; get or give new life or energy
    • The week at the spa restored me
  3. make younger or more youthful
    • The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him
  4. develop youthful topographical features
    • the land rejuvenated
  5. cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

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