regenerating

5.5

Growing back after being damaged or lost

adjective
/rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɪŋ/

Specialized

: regenerante

I've never like heard of a skin regenerating or rejuvenating treatment of that kind, so I was really interested in trying it.

I've never like heard of a skin regenerating or rejuvenating treatment of that kind, so I was really interested in trying it.

Examples

So is it is it actually regenerating like brain cells?
But he got the regenerating axons to grow to the wrong tectum, OK.
But a river is ever evolving, regenerating, flowing and moving.
You know, silence is the more regenerating, peaceful option.

About Us (2020)
So why doesn't are you not regenerating rather than what?
And so the cells have this same problem of regenerating NADH.
And in fact, the soil is quite adept at regenerating itself when you do a couple simple things.
And you know that photon can simply be reabsorbed, regenerating the carriers.
The starfish has an amazing ability to regenerate its lost limbs after injury.
Scientists are studying how certain species can regenerate tissue even after severe damage.

Antonyms

degeneration

8 7.5

A process of becoming worse in condition, quality, or morals

How Regrown

to regenerate

Specialized

43 5.3

regenerating

Specialized

5.5

healing

344 2.1

damaged

1 1.1

Surface Forms

regenerating positive

Morphology

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

This adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'regenerate' and means 'undergoing regeneration'.

Etymology

The word regenerating breaks into the parts re- meaning 'again' and generate meaning 'to make', the same root you see in generate and generation. So, regenerating really means 'making again', which is why we use it for tissue or parts that are 'growing back' after damage.