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Webster 1913 Edition


Reanimate

Re-an′i-mate

(rē̍-ăn′ĭ-māt)
,
Verb.
T.
To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate;
as, to
reanimate
a drowned person; to
reanimate
disheartened troops; to
reanimate
languid spirits.
Glanvill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reanimate

REAN'IMATE

,
Verb.
T.
[re and animate.]
1.
To revive; to resuscitate; to restore to life; as a person dead or apparently dead; as, to reanimate a drowned person.
2.
To revive the spirits when dull or languid; to invigorate; to infuse new life or courage into; as, to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate drowsy senses or languid spirits.