regenerated

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English

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Etymology

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From regenerate +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪtɪd/

Verb

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regenerated

  1. simple past and past participle of regenerate

Adjective

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regenerated (comparative more regenerated, superlative most regenerated)

  1. Spiritually made again; reborn.
    • 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 12:
      She declared her helpmate to be a limb of Antichrist, and one with whom no regenerated person could associate.
  2. Physically formed or created again; restored, remade, revived.
  3. (biology, medicine) Formed by regeneration.
  4. (chemistry, textiles) Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.