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reanimating

 [ree-an-uh-meyt]   Origin

re·an·i·mate

   [ree-an-uh-meyt]
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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reanimate
1611, in spiritual and physical sense, from re- "back, again" + animate (v.) "to endow with life."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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