reanimate
To animate againTo animate again.: To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.
» Karl tried reanimating the alien organism.
Meaning
5 sensesTo animate again.
(ambitransitive)To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.
To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
give new life or energy to
To revive: to restore (someone in cardiac arrest) back to cardiac function.
Near-synonym: rescue
To reinvigorate.
To put new animation (pictures) into.
Examples
8 sentencesKarl tried reanimating the alien organism.
Her husband looks like a reanimated corpse.
Today we will be learning to reanimate a corpse.
deHeute lernen wir, wie man einen Leichnam wieder zum Leben erweckt.
You can't reanimate the dead.
ruМёртвых не воскресить.
deMan kann die Toten nicht wiederbeleben.
Adriano reanimated the dead nurse.
Translations
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Origin
From re- + animate (verb), probably after Medieval Latin reanimāre or French réanimer.From re- + animate (verb), probably after Medieval Latin reanimāre or French réanimer.
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Forms
reanimates, reanimating, reanimated, reanimated| Base form | reanimate · to reanimate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reanimates |
| Present participle | reanimating |
| Past simple | reanimated |
| Past participle | reanimated |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle