regenerate

Universal Words verb 1 [VN] to make an area, institution, etc. develop and grow strong again: The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town. 2 (biology) to grow again; to make sth grow again: [V] Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate. * [VN] If the woodland is left alone, it will regenerate itself in a few years. regeneration noun [U]: economic / environmental regeneration * the regeneration of cells in the body regenerative adjective: the regenerative powers of nature