to reanimate
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7.2
- verb
- /ˌriːˈænɪmeɪt/
:
reanimar
- The doctors worked tirelessly to reanimate the patient after his heart stopped during surgery.
- reanimated corpse
- reanimated corpses
- reanimating the past
And now the administration is petitioning the FISA court to reanimate the bulk collection of metadata.
- And now the administration is petitioning the FISA court to reanimate the bulk collection of metadata.
Examples
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Dr. Evlof of the UCLA has had great success reanimating sperms, after a long period of intense cold.
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And so, like you, oh Poetry, we propose to reanimate the manifesto.
Academic text (2009) -
So, so, George, can you reanimate a brain, do you think?
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Some say the government is already working on a process to reanimate the dead.
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...before the paramedics were able to reanimate him.
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So, people keep dead relatives here... until medical science can reanimate them?
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And if you're going to attempt to reanimate somebody, there's no specific timetable.
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Once the bodies were reanimated, they would lose these stigmata of their rebirth.
Fiction book (1991) -
The goblins burst from the ground like reanimated corpses in some old horror drama.
Fiction book (2002) -
In another program, Boris Karloff played a self-satisfied scientist who had reanimated 471 animals.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
234
3.8
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
71
4.1
To make a person conscious again after fainting
45
4.8
To give new life and energy to something
44
7.3
Bring back to life after death or a long absence
43
7.2
To make someone breathe and wake again after they stop breathing
33
5.1
Make a feeling or interest strong again
25
4.0
To make a group or event more lively and energetic
24
5.5
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
10
5.1
To become awake or aware again
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9.9
Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power
9
4.8
To make people and things alive or working again
8
5.3
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
5
9.9
To bring something dead back to life
3
4.0
To make a person or thing feel fresh and full of energy
2
5.4
To make a person or thing more lively
1
8.5
To give new life and energy to people or things
1
8.2
To make something more lively or bright
Antonyms
How Alive
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7.3
43
7.2
16
7.2
71
4.1
- Informal
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reanimate is made of re- ('again') and animate, which comes from an old word meaning 'life' or 'breath' and is the same root as animal and animation. So, to reanimate is to give life or energy 'again', whether to a person, a team, or an idea.