# rejuvenate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ · frequency rank #43,336

## Definitions
1. To render young again.
2. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.

## Etymology
From re- (“again”) + Latin iuvenis (“young”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Old French rejuvener.
Displaced native Middle English gingen, from Old English *ġinġan (literally “to make young”), equivalent to Old English ġeong + Old English -an.

## Common misspellings (14)
`erjuvenate`, `rejjuvenate`, `rejuevnate`, `rejuveante`, `rejuvenaet`, `rejuvenatte`, `rejuvennate`, `rejuventae`, `rejuvneate`, `rejuvvenate`, `rejvuenate`, `reujvenate`, `rjeuvenate`, `rrejuvenate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rejuvenate