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to regenerate

to regenerate

2 7.2
Help a person change to a better, more responsible life
  • verb
  • /rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : rehabilitar
  • The rehabilitation program aims to regenerate former offenders by teaching them valuable life skills and promoting personal responsibility.

Examples

  • God forgives and God regenerates repentant sinners.

    Blog text (2)
  • Thus, sinners were instructed to exhaust all human effort, repent immediately, and leave it to God to regenerate instantaneously.

    Academic text (2003)
  • When we were born again, our spirit was regenerated into perfect union with His Spirit, and His word was written on our hearts.

    Blog text (5)
  • America as a nation, as a spirit, as a place grew strong in my soul, regenerating my wounded heart.

    Blog text (30)
  • Christ Jesus is returning to collect His bride, the body of Christ, all His regenerate followers and disciples.

    Blog text (2)
  • Christ's renewal of humanity in the Spirit regenerates relationships with God, among fellow human beings, and within historical societies.

    Academic text (2010)
  • After years of living a reckless life, he decided to regenerate himself by engaging in community service and leading a more meaningful existence.

  • Through counseling and support, they hope to regenerate those struggling with addiction and help them find a path to recovery.

Synonyms

to reform
vsto regenerate
57 4.4

Cause a person to stop bad behavior and behave better

is more focused on moral or spiritual renewal than on external conduct change
to reclaim
vsto regenerate
16 5.3

To persuade someone to leave a harmful life and live better

is less about persuasion and more about inner moral transformation

Antonyms

125 4.5

To make someone act dishonestly, often by giving them money

49 5.1

To make something worse in quality or value

How Reformed

to regenerate
  • Formal
2 7.2
to reform
57 4.4
to improve
1.0

Surface Forms

regenerate infinitive
regenerated past participle
regenerating present participle
regenerates third person singular

Morphology

regenerate = generate (semi-transparent) = re + generate

Formally 're-' + 'generate' is clear, but the moral/spiritual sense is a metaphorical extension (religious 'born again') that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Regenerate comes from re- 'again' and generate 'give life', and it was often used in religious language about being 'born again' or changed inside. So to regenerate a person is to help them leave a bad life and become better and more responsible.