reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"
restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
undergo regeneration
form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"
be formed or shaped anew
replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"
return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
make dim by comparison or conceal
make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; "The moon eclipsed the sun"
causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war"
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
absence of light or illumination
not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam