as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the new multiplex has begun to reanimate the shabby neighborhood
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Almost two years later, Erdogan’s presidential ambitions were reanimated through a crisis that threatened to destroy him entirely: the July 15 coup attempt.
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Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2017
Funny enough, even Drake's archenemy Kendrick Lamar reanimated Tupac for his own artistic purposes.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 May 2024
What Bolton has tried to do is to reanimate these gowns with supplementary scientific (or science-lite) displays.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Using a range of technologies such as X-rays, artificial intelligence, video animation and soundscapes, the curators are reanimating garments that will never be worn again.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2017
Funny enough, even Drake's archenemy Kendrick Lamar reanimated Tupac for his own artistic purposes.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 May 2024
What Bolton has tried to do is to reanimate these gowns with supplementary scientific (or science-lite) displays.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Using a range of technologies such as X-rays, artificial intelligence, video animation and soundscapes, the curators are reanimating garments that will never be worn again.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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