respawn

American  

[ree-spawn] / riˈspɔn /

verb (used without object)

1. (of a character or item in a video game) to reenter an existing game environment at a fixed point after having been defeated or otherwise removed from play.

   If another player character has already opened the treasure chest, you will have to wait a few minutes for the chest to respawn.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the respawning of a character or item in a video game: respawn animations.

   the respawn rate;

   respawn animations.

Etymology

Origin of respawn

First recorded in 1990–95; re- + spawn

Example Sentences

Based on its team rumble mode, it allowed players to respawn if they were taken out by an especially rude enemy trying to spoil the fun.

From The Verge • Feb. 2, 2019

If you die, you respawn in the next round without an exo suit.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

If there were some way to respawn the beneficial bacteria in the intestines, such re-infections could be warded off.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2013

And if you're bitten and join the ranks of the infected, you will respawn as a new survivor, back at the safe-house.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012

And it occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue, is immortal.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck