Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reanimate

/ɹiˈænɪmət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: re-an-i-mate
IPA: /ɹiˈænɪmət/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being animate again.

verb

To animate again.

verb

To animate again.

verb

To animate again.

verb

To animate again.

verb

To animate again.

Example Sentences

"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, transforming the bodies into mindless killing machines."
"Near-synonym: rescue"

Etymology

From re- + animate (adjective).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-
Root: reanimō, réanimer
Suffix: animate

Inflected Forms

more reanimate (comparative) most reanimate (superlative) re-animate (alternative) reanimates (present, singular) reanimating (participle, present) reanimated (participle, past) reanimated (past)

Derived Forms

reanimatology reanimator

Frequently Paired Words

reanimation

Synonyms

revive rescue animate recreate renovate repair quicken vivify revivify

Questions

How do you pronounce reanimate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈænɪmət/.
What does reanimate mean?: Being animate again.
Where does reanimate come from?: It is traced to French.

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