rejuvenation

noun

re·​ju·​ve·​na·​tion ri-ˌjü-və-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce rejuvenation (audio)
ˌrē-
plural rejuvenations
: the action of rejuvenating or the state of being rejuvenated : restoration of youthful vigor
I remind myself that it is hope for rejuvenation of body and spirit after the rigors of the holidays that has brought me to the brink …Jeff Phillips
Europeans insist that their nations are not "immigration" countries, as is the United States, which by … tradition views immigrants as a source of cultural richness and economic rejuvenation.Judith Miller
rejuvenation of streams
… formed his ideas and planned his schemes for the rejuvenation of the drama …Arnold Bennett
… poured half a billion dollars into Italy's post-war rejuvenationArthur Vandenberg

Examples of rejuvenation in a Sentence

Hollywood was seeing the rejuvenation of kung fu movies
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Chance lives a life of crime just to get by when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Barkley’s career rejuvenation propelled quite the jump for him on his rookie Downtown insert with a three-month growth of 72.4 percent. Larry Holder, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 Energy flowed from employers and the state, and towards corporations that were hawking rejuvenation products, age-friendly tech, and fitness gadgets. James Chappel / Made By History, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 Second-hand sales, leases, and fleet rejuvenations aside. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejuvenation

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rejuvenation was in 1746

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“Rejuvenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejuvenation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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