Meaning of a verb
Hello. I believe the sentence, "this medicine helps to regenerate defects" doesn't make sense. Am I right? I mean no one wants to regenerate a defect.
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It does make sense; 'regenerate' means 'to bring back to the normal form/grow again'. " Wildblue I mean no one wants to regenerate a defect. Everyone wants defects (damaged parts) and lost brain cells to be regenerated , don't they?
- It does make sense; 'regenerate' means 'to bring back to the normal form/grow again'.
- " Wildblue I mean no one wants to regenerate a defect.
- Everyone wants defects (damaged parts) and lost brain cells to be regenerated , don't they?
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It does make sense; 'regenerate' means 'to bring back to the normal form/grow again'.
For example, "It is impossible for the body to regenerate lost brain cells."
WildblueI mean no one wants to regenerate a defect.
Everyone wants defects (damaged parts) and lost brain cells to be regenerated, don't they?
0Thank you again for your thorough reply. Yet I believe that there is a difference between the "damage" itself and "the damaged part". In my question I feel the verb "regenerate" cannot be reasonably used for the word defect. If a drug regenerates a defect it helps the defect grow, which is not desirable.
Thanks for your patience.
0WildblueI believe the sentence, "this medicine helps to regenerate defects" doesn't make sense.
Correct.
regenerate: to grow again
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regenerate
The intent is clearly not to make the def
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