Rejuvenate
/riːˈdʒuːvəneɪt/noun
To make someone or something feel or look younger, fresher, or more lively.
Did you know?Rejuvenate comes from Latin rejuvenare, meaning “to make young again,” built from re- plus juvenis (“young”), the same root behind juvenile and junior.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeu-
“to be vigorous, youthful”
Latin
Latin
iuvenis
“young person; youthful”
Late Latin
Latin
rejuvenare
“to make young again”
Middle French
Old French
rejuvener
“to make young again, renew”
Late Middle English
English
rejuvenate
“to restore youth or youthful vigor”
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