REGENERATE Re*gen"er*ate (-t), a. Etym: [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
1. Reproduced. The earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
REGENERATE
Re*gen"er*ate (r*jn"r*t), v. t.
1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.
3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
REGENERATENESS
Re*gen"er*ate*ness (-t*ns), n.