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reanimate

[ ree-an-uh-meyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.
  1. to restore to life; resuscitate.
  2. to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.
  3. to stimulate to renewed activity.


reanimate

/ riːˈænɪmeɪt /

verb

  1. to refresh or enliven (something) again

    to reanimate their enervated lives

  2. to bring back to life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reanimate1

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate
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Example Sentences

Despite the whole reanimating dead spiders thing, Yap is no mad scientist.

In the first of many surreal twists, Trophy finally returns home—but in a coffin—and is miraculously reanimated on Baba’s embalming table.

From Time

Cryonics preserves the body until science has progressed to a point where a person could be reanimated and cured of whatever diseases they suffered from.

From Ozy

They call it “Deep Nostalgia” and have reanimated more than 65 million photos of people in the past four weeks.

Some people have shared on social media that reanimating the dead with MyHeritage’s videos made them weep with joy.

Dumesnil continued his efforts to reanimate his courage and to reassure him in regard to the accident of the previous night.

The Duke of Bedford thought it proper to disgrace her, in order to reanimate the courage of his countrymen.

I now hastened to reanimate Max and Browne, by communicating to them the intelligence that relief was probably at hand.

Doctor examines the dank carcase, and pronounces, not hopefully, that it is worth while trying to reanimate the same.

The help that was approaching might well tend to reanimate them.

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