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reanimation

reanimation

6 7.9
The act of bringing someone back to life or to consciousness
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈnɪməˌʃən/
translation icon : reanimación
  • During the four days following p88 reanimation, he had suffered weakness, dizziness, nausea, lethargy, and some memory lapses.

She says essentially that, hey, wait a minute, what if this could cause a reanimation of inflation?

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Examples

  • Current urban "born-frees" creatively perform their own reanimations of the past, even if, to some, this past appears to be relatively remote.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient's body temperature was nearing a threshold beyond which reanimation might begin at any moment.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • There had been the reanimation, and I again took up my course.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Doctor, a hundred years ago when reanimation was more unpredictable, sure, maybe.

  • Look, I understand you probably suffered severe brain damage during the reanimation process given the level...

  • They're in the final stages of reanimation, sir.

  • We also performed a simultaneous facial reconstruction and reanimation procedure with excellent results.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Mueller was experimenting with reanimation, Shaw.

  • A few short weeks ago, coming from a background... believe me, as conservative and traditionally grounded in scientific fact as any of you... I began an experiment in— Incredulous as it may sound— The reanimation of dead tissue.

  • The scientist was excited about the reanimation of cells that had previously shown no signs of life.

Synonyms

resuscitation
vsreanimation
  • Specialized
22 6.1

A medical way of bringing someone back to life after they stop breathing or are unconscious

is about bringing back life, activity, or consciousness in any context
resurrection
vsreanimation
14 6.5

A return to life after death, often in many religions

is the general act of restoring life, activity, or consciousness
reawakening
vsreanimation
3 4.1

A return of activity or interest after a time of rest

focuses on bringing back full life or consciousness rather than mere activity
reviviscence
vsreanimation
  • Specialized
9.9

A return to life, being awake, or normal activity

is the same act of bringing back life, activity, or consciousness

Antonyms

1.0

The end of something like a business or idea

How Revived

resurrection
14 6.5
reanimation
6 7.9
resuscitation
  • Specialized
22 6.1
revival
52 4.2

Surface Forms

reanimation singular
reanimations plural

Morphology

reanimation = reanimate (transparent) = re + animate + ion

The noun is a regular action/result formation from the verb 'reanimate' and its meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word reanimation comes from re- meaning 'again' and animare meaning 'to give life', the same root you see in animal and animate. So, reanimation is 'giving life again', which is why it means bringing someone or something back to life, activity, or consciousness.