From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishregeneratere‧gen‧e‧rate /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/ verb 1 DEVELOP[transitive] formal to make something develop and grow strong again efforts to regenerate the US economy The Marshall Plan sought to regenerate the shattered Europe of 1947.2 [intransitive, transitive] technical to grow again, or make something grow again Small nodules form as the liver cells regenerate. —regenerative /-nərətɪv/ adjective a regenerative process —regeneration /rɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] a new strategy for urban regeneration→ See Verb table
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regenerate• Destroyed nerve cells do not regenerate.• Only if you guard the unblemished original can you regenerate a clean copy.• The Ilizarov frame can be used to correct bone deformities, to regenerate bone, and to lengthen limbs.• Alternatively, a single softner operating on a time clock and regenerating during the night may be the best solution.• Given time, the forest will regenerate itself.• These new plants could regenerate quickly, so they took over the ecosystem.• If they are burned they can not regenerate, so fire is the greatest ally of the Troll fighter.• What is the best way of stemming this decline or, even better, of regenerating the economy?• Specifically she develops two areas, feminist theory and liberation theology, as potential candidates to regenerate the social group work movement. 