Re*gen"er*ate (-?t), a. [L.
regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref.
re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
1. Reproduced.
The earthly author of my blood,
Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up.
Shak.
2. (Theol.) Born anew; become
Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual
state.
Re*gen"er*ate (r?*j?n"?r*?t), v. t.
1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to
give new life, strength, or vigor to.
Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.
Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads.
Blackmore.
2. (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.
3. Hence, to make a radical change for the
better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate
society.
