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rejuvenation
[ ri-joo-vuh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of making someone young again or restoring them to youthful vigor:
The area features luxurious resort hotels with spa facilities for complete relaxation and rejuvenation.
- the act of making something new and fresh, or restoring it to a former better state:
The governor’s legacy includes notable achievements in many areas, including the environment, public transit, and rejuvenation of the economy.
- Physical Geography.
- the renewal of the activity, erosive power, etc., of a stream by uplift or by removal of a barrier in the stream bed:
Recent tectonic activity along the Euphrates fault resulted in the rejuvenation of part of the Euphrates River.
- the return of a region to a more youthful topography by the action of streams renewed in this way:
The differential erosion and the presence of residual hills at different heights may be attributed to the effect of uplift and rejuvenation of the region in different periods.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of rejuvenation1
Example Sentences
China's vision of its economic strength - one based on strong exports and a tightly protected domestic market - is now closely bound up with its idea of national rejuvenation and the supremacy of its one-party system.
The Liberal Party is suddenly feeling a sense of rejuvenation with the gap in the opinion polls with the Conservatives, once a gulf, narrowing dramatically.
Only then can we begin to propagate an “Appalachian Spring†rejuvenation of our fire-scorched winter.
The Integratron, a “fusion of art and science,†is a ’50s-era wood dome that was designed to be an “electrostatic generator for the purpose of rejuvenation and time travel.â€
That’s the amount of time an actor is given between the end of one production day and the start of the next — personal time devoted to rest, rejuvenation and preparation.
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