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reanimate¹

  • /ɹiˈænɪmət/
  • /ɹiˈænəmət/

Where it comes from

From re- + animate (adjective).

adjective more reanimate · most reanimate · re-animate

  1. Being animate again.

reanimate²

  • /ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/
  • /ɹiˈænəmeɪt/

Where it comes from

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

verb reanimates · reanimating · reanimated · re-animate

  1. ambitransitive 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, t

    Similar: revive

  2. To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
  3. To revive: to restore (someone in cardiac arrest) back to cardiac function. Near-synonym: rescue

    Similar: rescue

  4. to reinvigorate.
  5. to put new animation (pictures) into.

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verb to animate anew

한국어다시 살리다 dasi sallida
日本語蘇生させる sosei saseru, 生き返らせる ikikaeraseru, 再活性化する saikasseika suru
Portuguêsreanimar
Françaisréanimer
Deutschwieder beleben, reanimieren
Русскийреаними́ровать reanimírovatʹ, оживля́ть oživljátʹ, оживи́ть oživítʹ

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@misc{reanimate_2026,
  title = {reanimate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reanimate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}