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   Regenerate , a. [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
   Reproduced.
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   The earthly author of my blood,
   Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,
   Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up.
   Shak.
   
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   (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
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   Regenerate , v. t.
   To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to.
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   Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.
   Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads.
   Blackmore.
   
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   (Theol.) 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.
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   Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
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