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Pronunciation : Re*gen"er*ate (-t)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
Definition : 1. Reproduced. The earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak.

2. (Theol.)

Defn: Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*gen"er*ate (r*jn"r*t)
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore.

2. (Theol.)

Defn: To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.

3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913