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Regenerate

Reproduced.

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Similar meaning 4

Reborn 84% connected

Born again.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reborn 84% connected

Born again.

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Reformed 84% connected

Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Al…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reformed 84% connected

Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Al…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Verb group 2

Reform 84% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reform 84% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 16

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Ameliorate 76% connected

To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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Amend 76% connected

To change or modify in any way for the better

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Better 76% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Improve 76% connected

To disprove or make void; to refute.

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Increase 76% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Meliorate 76% connected

To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Re-create 76% connected

To create or form anew.

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Recreate 76% connected

To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to…

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Renew 76% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spring 76% connected

To leap; to bound; to jump.

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Manner of action 20

Freshen 76% connected

To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.

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Modernize 76% connected

To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.

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Moralize 76% connected

To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

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Overhaul 76% connected

To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reconstruct 76% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Refresh 76% connected

To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew…

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Refurbish 76% connected

To furbish anew.

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Rejuvenate 76% connected

To render young again.

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Remold 76% connected

Alt. of Remould

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Remould 76% connected

To mold or shape anew or again; to reshape.

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Renew 76% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Renovate 76% connected

To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.

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Replace 76% connected

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

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Restitute 76% connected

To restore to a former state.

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Restore 76% connected

To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resurrect 76% connected

To take from the grave; to disinter.

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Retread 76% connected

To tread again.

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Revamp 76% connected

To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to reconstruct.

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Revitalize 76% connected

To restore vitality to; to bring back to life.

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Revive 76% connected

To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

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Derivationally related 10

Reform 74% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reform 74% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reformation 74% connected

The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reformation 74% connected

The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reformative 74% connected

Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.

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Reformative 74% connected

Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.

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Reformatory 74% connected

Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reformatory 74% connected

Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Regeneration 74% connected

The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Regeneration 74% connected

The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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See also 2

Synonym 7

Reclaim 92% connected

To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rectify 92% connected

To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reform 92% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rejuvenate 92% connected

To render young again.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Renew 92% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Restore 92% connected

To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Revitalize 92% connected

To restore vitality to; to bring back to life.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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