verb transitive

rĕ-gĕnĕro

2nd PP rĕ-gĕnĕrāre · 3rd PP rĕ-gĕnĕrāvi · 4th PP rĕ-gĕnĕrātum · conj. 1st

to bring forth again; reproduce •

Lit., to bring forth again, reproduce (Pliny and eccl. Lat.): signa quaedam naevosque et cicatrices etiam regenerari, Plin. 7, 11, 10, § 50: platani satae regeneravere vitium, id. 12, 1, 5, § 11.—

to bring forth something similar; to represent by extension •

Transf., to bring forth something similar, to represent: ipse avum regeneravit Aethiopem, represented, resembled, Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 51; so, patrem Tiberium, id. 14, 22, 28, § 145.—

to regenerate figuratively

Trop., to regenerate, Vulg. 1 Pet. 1, 3.

Perseus ID: n40880 Key: regenero