French word

rajeunir

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁaʒœniʁ/

Meaning

  • verblook younger

Example

Après ses vacances, il rajeunit.

After his vacation, he looked younger.

Illustration for rajeunir (look younger)

More examples

La crème rajeunit la peau.

The cream rejuvenates the skin.

Core concept

A face seeming to move backward along an age line, or making another face seem younger.

Common phrases

  • rajeunir la peau

    rejuvenate the skin

  • rajeunir de dix ans

    look ten years younger

Similar words

sembler: To seem a certain way based on appearance or behavior.
paraître: To appear a certain way because of visible features or expression.
avoir l'air: To look a certain way because of appearance or demeanor.
rendre: To cause something to enter a different state.

Definition in French

Devenir plus jeune, principalement en apparence, ou faire paraître quelqu'un plus jeune.

Word origin

Rajeunir combines the prefix re-, the adjective jeune, and the verb ending -ir; jeune ultimately comes from Latin juvenis.

Usage tips

  • Rajeunir quelqu'un takes a direct object, so no preposition comes before the person made to look younger.

Other meanings

  • rejuvenateverb
  • make ___ look youngerverb

Opposites

Related words

  • rajeunissementrejuvenationnoun
  • rajeunissantrejuvenatingadjective

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