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reanimate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɹiˈænɪmət/
  • /ɹiˈænəmət/

Etymology

From re- + animate (adjective).

Meanings

  1. Being animate again.

Forms

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re-animate alternative lexicographic
more reanimate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most reanimate Degree=Sup lexicographic

reanimate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/
  • /ɹiˈænəmeɪt/
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From re- + animate (verb), probably after Medieval Latin reanimāre or French réanimer.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To animate again. ▸ To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.
    • After the geth secure a location, they round up and impale dead and living bodies on mechanical spikes. The spikes rapidly transform these victims into withered husks, extracting water and trace minerals and replacing them with cybernetics. The cybernetics re-animate the lifeless flesh and tissue, transforming the bodies into mindless killing machines. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Husks Codex entry:
  2. To animate again. ▸ To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
  3. To animate again. ▸ To revive: to restore (someone in cardiac arrest) back to cardiac function.
    • Near-synonym: rescue
  4. To animate again. ▸ to reinvigorate.
  5. To animate again. ▸ to put new animation (pictures) into.

Forms

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reanimating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reanimated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reanimated Tense=Past lexicographic
re-animate alternative lexicographic
reanimates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

reanimatology · reanimator

Relateds

reanimation

Synonyms

rescue · revive

Translations (18)

ja 蘇生させる (to animate anew) · de wieder beleben (to animate anew) · ka რეამინირება (to animate anew) · ka რეანიმაცია (to animate anew) · bg съживявам (to animate anew) · ru оживи́ть (to animate anew) · fr réanimer (to animate anew) · de reanimieren (to animate anew) · ru оживля́ть (to animate anew) · uk реанімува́ти (to animate anew) · ru реаними́ровать (to animate anew) · hu újraéleszt (to animate anew) · ja 生き返らせる (to animate anew) · nl reanimeren (to animate anew) · ko 다시 살리다 (to animate anew) · ja 再活性化する (to animate anew) · eo reanimi (to animate anew) · pt reanimar (to animate anew)