rejuvenation

noun

re·​ju·​ve·​na·​tion ri-ˌjü-və-ˈnā-shən 

ˌrē-

plural rejuvenations

: the action of rejuvenating or the state of being rejuvenated : restoration of youthful vigor

I remind myself that it is hope for rejuvenation of body and spirit after the rigors of the holidays that has brought me to the brink …

—Jeff Phillips

Europeans insist that their nations are not "immigration" countries, as is the United States, which by … tradition views immigrants as a source of cultural richness and economic rejuvenation.

—Judith Miller

rejuvenation of streams

… formed his ideas and planned his schemes for the rejuvenation of the drama …

—Arnold Bennett

… poured half a billion dollars into Italy's post-war rejuvenation …

—Arthur Vandenberg

Synonyms

• revival
• resurgence
• rebirth
• renewal

Examples of rejuvenation in a Sentence

Hollywood was seeing the rejuvenation of kung fu movies

Recent Examples on the Web

All of this has meant Chivu has had to speed up the rejuvenation Inter’s owners wanted to affect this summer. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 22 June 2025

Ideal for: Guests looking for wellness, groups of friends, cold-weather rejuvenation seekers. —Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025

Hartford Courant The coach got his rest and rejuvenation, spent some time in Greece in May, and quickly reloaded the Huskies. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025

And the line between rejuvenation and beautification can be a bit blurry, given that the former often contributes to the latter. —Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rejuvenation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration