different between reinvigorated vs regenerated

English

Verb

reinvigorated

1. simple past tense and past participle of reinvigorate

Adjective

reinvigorated (comparative more reinvigorated, superlative most reinvigorated)

1. revitalized or rejuvenated

English

Etymology

From regenerate +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??d??n??e?t?d/

Verb

regenerated

1. simple past tense and past participle of regenerate

Adjective

regenerated (comparative more regenerated, superlative most regenerated)

1. Spiritually made again; reborn.
   • 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 12:

     She declared her helpmate to be a limb of Antichrist, and one with whom no regenerated person could associate.

2. Physically formed or created again; restored, remade, revived.
3. (biology, medicine) Formed by regeneration.
   • 1928, Aldous Huxley, Point Counter-Point:

     The little bud of regenerated tissue which would normally have grown into a new tail had been removed.

4. (chemistry, textiles) Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.