reanimate
verb (used with object)
to restore to life; resuscitate.
reanimating
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present participleof reanimate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The irreplaceable Barbara Cook put her interpretive stamp on Sondheim’s songbook in her concert tributes, reanimating musical treasures through her own introspective moonlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
"We're reanimating the heart, in some sense, and in a way that we can study and potentially treat its dysfunction," Roche says.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
The team of researchers from Russia, Germany and France said the biological risk of reanimating the viruses they studied was “totally negligible” due to the strains they targeted, mainly those capable of infecting amoeba microbes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
But the idea of reanimating the dead hasn't.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
Inside the walls a new spirit prevailed, the courage of the bold commander reanimating his troops, while the sentinels on the ramparts shouted messages of disdain to the besieging force.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
