Noah Webster
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.