transitive verb regenerated, regenerating
- to cause to be spiritually reborn
- to cause to be completely reformed or improved
- to form or bring into existence again; reestablish on a new basis
- Biol. to grow anew (a part to replace one hurt or lost)
- Chem. to produce (a compound, product, etc.) again chemically, as from a derivative or by modification to a physically changed, but not chemically changed, form
- Electronics
- to cause oscillation or to increase the amplification of (a signal) by feeding energy back from an amplifier output to its input
- to receive (imperfectly formed electrical signals) for retransmission in substantially perfect form
- Mech. to use (heat, energy, pressure, etc. which would otherwise be wasted) by employing special arrangements or devices
- Physics to restore (a battery, catalyst, etc.) to its original state or properties