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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Regenerate

Re-gĕn'er-āte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REGENERATED; p. pr. & vb. n. REGENERATING.] [Lat. regenerare, regeneratum, from re, again, and generare, to beget, create; It. regenerare, rigenerare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. regenerar, Fr. régénérer. See GENERATE.] 1. To generate or produce anew; to form into a new and better state; to reproduce. Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, Regenerates the plants, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore. 2. (Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to renew the heart by a change of affections; to change the heart and affections from enmity to the love of God; to implant holy affections in the heart.

Re-gĕn'er-ate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare. See supra.] 1. Reproduced. O thou, the earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak. 2. (Theol.) Born anew; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.