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rejuvenate

v.
US //ɹɪˈdʒuvəˌneɪt// UK //ɹɪdʒˈuːvənˌeɪt// re·ju·ve·nate
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From re- (“again”) + Latin iuvenis (“young”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener. Displaced native Middle English gingen, from Old English *ġinġan (literally “to make young”), equivalent to Old English ġeong + Old English -an.

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