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reanimate

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re⋅an⋅i⋅mate

  [ree-an-uh-meyt]
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–verb (used with object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
1. to restore to life; resuscitate.
2. to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.
3. to stimulate to renewed activity.
Origin:
1605–15; re- + animate

Related forms:
re⋅an⋅i⋅ma⋅tion, noun
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re·an·i·mate   (rē-ān'ə-māt')   
tr.v.   re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing, re·an·i·mates

  1. To give new life to: Her dancing reanimates the classical style.

  2. To bring to life; evoke powerfully or effectively: a book that reanimates the Mayan civilization.

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Word Origin & History

reanimate 
1611, in spiritual and physical sense, from re- "back, again" + animate (v.) "to endow with life."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·an·i·mate
Pronunciation: (')rE-'an-&-"mAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mat·ed;-mat·ing
: to restore to life : REVIVE —re·an·i·ma·tion /-"an-&-'mA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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