REGEN'ERATE, verb transitive [Latin regenero; re and genero. See Generate.] 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce. Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, regenerates the plants and new adorns the meads. 2. In theology, to renew the heart by a change of affections; to change the heart and affections from natural enmity to the love of God; to implant holy affections in the heart. REGEN'ERATE, adjective [Latin regeneratus.] 1. Reproduced. 2. Born anew; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
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