Regenerate

Regenerate
To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate.
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To renew; to reproduce. [L. re- genero, pp. -atus, to reproduce, fr. genus (gener-), birth, race]

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re·gen·er·ate ri-'jen-ə-.rāt vb, -at·ed; -at·ing vi
1) to become formed again
2) to undergo regeneration <the human bladder and liver can \regenerate when injured> vt
1) to generate or produce anew esp to replace (a body part) by a new growth of tissue
2) to produce again chemically sometimes in a physically changed form
re·gen·er·a·ble -'jen-(ə-)rə-bəl adj

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