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rejuvenate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrejuvenatere‧ju‧ve‧nate /rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt/ verb [transitive] 1 EFFECTIVEto make something work much better or become much better again plans to rejuvenate the inner city areas2 STRONG PERSONto make someone look or feel young and strong again I came back from holiday feeling rejuvenated.Grammar Rejuvenate is usually passive in this meaning. —rejuvenation /rɪˌdʒuːvəˈneɪʃən/ noun [singular, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrejuvenate• After a workout, I feel rejuvenated.• Their vacations would be ruined, but their world would be rejuvenated.• But the beginning of a second term is a perfect time for a rejuvenating administration shake-up.• However, Mr Yeltsin, rejuvenated by victory, is in no mood for compromise.• Within a minute or so you have one fully rejuvenated disk drive, hopefully.• But the channels may alter the water drainage pattern in the dry area and help to rejuvenate it, he said.• Mr. Maynard has an excellent chance to rejuvenate the Tribune.From Longman Business Dictionaryrejuvenatere‧ju‧ve‧nate /rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt/ verb [transitive] to make a company, product, market etc successful again, for example by changing it or by introducing something newHe has shown an ability to rejuvenate ailing companies.Even lower rates won’t be enough torejuvenate the economy.→ See Verb tableOrigin rejuvenate (1800-1900) Latin juvenis “young”
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Verb table
rejuvenate
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyrejuvenate
he, she, itrejuvenates
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyrejuvenated
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave rejuvenated
he, she, ithas rejuvenated
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad rejuvenated
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill rejuvenate
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have rejuvenated
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam rejuvenating
he, she, itis rejuvenating
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you, we, theyare rejuvenating
Past
I, he, she, itwas rejuvenating
you, we, theywere rejuvenating
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been rejuvenating
he, she, ithas been rejuvenating
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been rejuvenating
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be rejuvenating
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been rejuvenating
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