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Webster 1913 Edition


Reanimate

Re-an′i-mate

(rē̍-ăn′ĭ-māt)
,
Verb.
T.
To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate;
as, to
reanimate
a drowned person; to
reanimate
disheartened troops; to
reanimate
languid spirits.
Glanvill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reanimate

REAN'IMATE

,
Verb.
T.
[re and animate.]
1.
To revive; to resuscitate; to restore to life; as a person dead or apparently dead; as, to reanimate a drowned person.
2.
To revive the spirits when dull or languid; to invigorate; to infuse new life or courage into; as, to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate drowsy senses or languid spirits.

Definition 2024


reanimate

reanimate

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˈænɪmət/, /ɹiˈænəmət/

Adjective

reanimate (comparative more reanimate, superlative most reanimate)

  1. Being animate again.

Etymology 2

re- + animate (verb)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/, /ɹiˈænəmeɪt/

Verb

reanimate (third-person singular simple present reanimates, present participle reanimating, simple past and past participle reanimated)

  1. To animate again
    1. to restore to animation or life
    2. To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into
    3. to revive
    4. to reinvigorate
    5. to put new animation (pictures) into
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