1. give new energy or vigour to; revitalize: "the exercise and fresh air rejuvenated me"
▪ restore a youthful appearance to: "exfoliation rejuvenates the skin"
▪ restore (a river or stream) to a condition characteristic of a younger landscape:"the streams, rejuvenated by the earlier retreat of the sea, have cut sharp V-shaped canyons in their lower courses"
Word Originmid 18th century: from re- ‘again’ + Latin juvenis ‘young’ + -ate3, suggested by obsolete French rejeunir.