different between regain vs rejuvenate

English

Etymology

From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). Surface etymology is re- +? gain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i???e?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: re?gain

Verb

regain (third-person singular simple present regains, present participle regaining, simple past and past participle regained)

1. (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gainer, Gearin, Reagin, Regina, anigre, earing, gainer, in gear, inrage, raigne, reagin, regian, regina

French

Noun

regain m (uncountable)

1. second crop (typically of grass)
2. renewal
3. upsurge

References

• “regain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

re- (“again”) +? Latin iuvenis (“young”) +? -ate

Verb

rejuvenate (third-person singular simple present rejuvenates, present participle rejuvenating, simple past and past participle rejuvenated)

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

Related terms

• rejuvenation

See also

• renovate

Translations

See also

• age
• aging
• senescence

Further reading

• rejuvenate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rejuvenate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• rejuvenate at OneLook Dictionary Search