different between regenerate vs cleanse

English

Alternative forms

• regen (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Latin regener?tus, perfect participle of regener?.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Verb

• IPA^(key): /?i??d??n??e?t/

Verb

regenerate (third-person singular simple present regenerates, present participle regenerating, simple past and past participle regenerated)

1. (transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
2. (transitive) To revitalize.
3. (transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
4. (intransitive) To become reconstructed.
5. (intransitive) To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
6. (intransitive) Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.

Related terms

• regeneration
• regenerative

Translations

Adjective

regenerate (not comparable)

1. Spiritually reborn.
2. (obsolete) Reproduced.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?ener?ate/

Verb

regenerate

1. present adverbial passive participle of regeneri

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?ene?rate/

Verb

regenerate

1. adverbial present passive participle of regenerar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re.?e.ne?ra?.te/, [r???n???ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.d??e.ne?ra.te/, [r?d???n?????t??]

Verb

regener?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of regener?

English

Etymology

From Old English cl?nsian, from Proto-West Germanic *klainis?n?, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clean”). Cognate with archaic Dutch kleinzen (“to clean; to purify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl?nz/

Verb

cleanse (third-person singular simple present cleanses, present participle cleansing, simple past and past participle cleansed)

1. (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
2. (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.

Translations

Noun

cleanse (plural cleanses)

1. An act of cleansing; a purification.

   I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.

   Synonym: cleansing

Translations

Anagrams

• Senecal, canelés, elances, enlaces, enscale, scalene