regenerated

regenerated

English

Etymology

From regenerate +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪtɪd/

Verb

regenerated

1. simple past tense and past participle of regenerate

Adjective

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 2010, p. 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.
   • 1928, Aldous Huxley, Point Counter-Point:

     The little bud of regenerated tissue which would normally have grown into a new tail had been removed.

4. (chemistry, textiles) Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.