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

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Example Sentences

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respawn

You have multiple lives in games, you die and respawn – everything is part of the same machine.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 14, 2016

But it's not frustrating the way it is in more traditional shooters, because it's not just a cycle of die, respawn, repeat.

From The Verge ● May 27, 2015

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

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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