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reanimate

rea·ni·mate

UK/ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/ US/ɹiˈænəmeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

give new life or energy to

  • “A hot soup will revive me”
  • “This will renovate my spirits”
  • “This treatment repaired my health”
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Origin

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

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