Rejuvenated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Made to appear or feel more youthful and refreshed
2. Restored to a state of renewed energy or vitality
3. Returned to a fresher, more vigorous condition, often after rest or renewal

Etymology: "Rejuvenated" is the past participle of "rejuvenate," which was formed in English in the early 1600s from the Latin "rejuvenare," meaning "to make young again." That Latin verb is itself built from "re-," meaning "again," and "juvenis," meaning "young," the same root that gives us "juvenile" and "junior." The English verb was an early borrowing, so the word has stayed close to its Latin sense of restoring youth. The adjective form "rejuvenated" is simply the participle used as a description, so a rejuvenated garden or a rejuvenated team is one that has been brought back to a fresher, more vigorous state. The main shift is that the word moved from its original literal sense of becoming young again in age to a looser, figurative sense of renewed energy or appearance.

Synonyms: revitalized, renewed

Antonyms: depleted, worn-out