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Regenerate


REGEN'ERATE, verb transitive [Latin regenero; re and genero. See Generate.]

1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce.

Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, regenerates the plants and new adorns the meads.

2. In theology, to renew the heart by a change of affections; to change the heart and affections from natural enmity to the love of God; to implant holy affections in the heart.

REGEN'ERATE, adjective [Latin regeneratus.]

1. Reproduced.

2. Born anew; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.