What does rejuvenate mean?
Word: Rejuvenate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Rejuvenate means to make someone or something look or feel younger, fresher or full of energy again.
Synonyms: refresh, revive, renew, revitalise
Antonyms: tire, exhaust
Word origin: Built in English from re-, 'again', the Latin juvenis and the verb ending -ate, perhaps modelled on French rajeunir.
How do you spell rejuvenate?
Syllables: re - ju - ve - nate
Tricky part: The vowel after the v is the trap: it is e, though it is said so lightly that children write rejuvinate or rejuvanate.
Watch out for: rejuvinate, rejuvanate
Memory tip: Think of seven: the vowel after its v is e, and rejuvenate takes the same e after its v.
Rejuvenate in a sentence
Example 1: A week at Grandma's farmhouse always rejuvenates me after the exams.
Example 2: The town plans to rejuvenate the old lake with new paths and clean water.
Example 3: A cold glass of lemonade rejuvenated the tired cyclists.
Fun Fact
Gardeners can rejuvenate an old, straggly shrub by cutting it back hard, so that strong fresh shoots grow from its base.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
aurnejveet
a) to put new life and freshness into a tired person or place
b) to send someone back to the place they came from
c) to find out how old a very ancient object is
d) to make someone feel old and tired before their time
Show answer
a) to put new life and freshness into a tired person or place. The ten letters spell rejuvenate, a word about making someone lively again.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) connoisseur
b) personnel
c) questionnaire
d) rejuvennate
Show answer
d) rejuvennate. Rejuvenate has a single n; the other three really do double theirs.
Back to the Roots
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
The Latin word juvenis, which sits inside rejuvenate, means ___.
a) happy
b) clean
c) strong
d) young
Show answer
d) young. Juvenis meant young, so to rejuvenate is to make young again.
Sound Check
In which word is 'j' pronounced differently?
a) fjord
b) rejuvenate
c) jealous
d) majestic
Show answer
a) fjord. In fjord the j is said like the y of yes; in rejuvenate, majestic and jealous it is the j of jam.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which phrase uses rejuvenate in a natural way?
a) a pen that rejuvenated its ink on the page
b) a storm that rejuvenated the roof into pieces
c) a clock that rejuvenated the time by an hour
d) a holiday that rejuvenated the whole family
Show answer
d) a holiday that rejuvenated the whole family
2. Which of these is most likely to rejuvenate a tired traveller?
a) a six-hour wait in a queue
b) a long nap and a hot bath
c) a missed connecting flight
d) a lost suitcase at the airport
Show answer
b) a long nap and a hot bath
