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regenerate

verb [I or T] (GROW)
 
 
/rɪˈdʒen.ər.eɪt/ US  /-ɚ.eɪt/ specialized

Definition

to grow again: Tissue regenerates after skin is scratched. A lizard can regenerate its tail.Becoming biggerEnlarging and inflatingMaking progress and advancingBecoming better regeneration
 
 
/rɪˌdʒen.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ US  /-ɚ-/ noun [U]
The council is committed to a programme of urban regeneration.Making things betterBecoming betterRestoring and reviving
regenerative
 
 
/-ə.tɪv/ US  /-ə.t̬ɪv/ adjective
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