Antonyms for re-animating
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ree-an-uh-meyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌriˈæn əˌmeɪt |
- abandon
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- antique
- avoid
- block
- bore
- bother
- break
- bring down
- calm
- cancel
- contradict
- damage
- deaden
- decline
- decrease
- depress
- destroy
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disapprove
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismiss
- dispirit
- dissuade
- distress
- disturb
- dodge
- dull
- enervate
- exasperate
- excite
- finish
- forfeit
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- increase
- injure
- intensify
- irritate
- kill
- lose
- magnify
- miss
- neglect
- obstruct
- oppose
- pain
- provoke
- refuse
- reject
- ruin
- sadden
- shun
- stop
- suppress
- tire
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- unsettle
- upset
- vex
- waste
- weaken
- worry
- worsen
Definition of re-animating
- As in recruit : verb gather resources
- As in refresh : verb make like new; give new life
- As in regenerate : verb breathe new life into
- As in rejuvenate : verb make new again
- As in restore : verb fix, make new
- As in revive : verb start again; bring back to life
- As in reanimate : verb revive
- As in reawaken : verb revive
- As in recondition : verb restore
- As in reinvigorate : verb refresh
- As in restitute : verb restore
- As in resurrect : verb revive
- As in revitalize : verb refresh
- As in revitalize : verb revive
- As in revivify : verb revive
- As in revivify : verb refresh
- As in comfort : verb make to feel better
- As in heal : verb cure, recover
- The vigorous young bodily life of her called to Basil's own, re-animating it.
- Extract from : « Non-combatants and Others » by Rose Macaulay
- Let us employ it in re-animating this torpid century, which succumbs to the coward sweetness of an inglorious peace.
- Extract from : « Miscellanea » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
Synonyms for re-animating
- abate
- aid
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- animate
- arouse
- assist
- assuage
- attend
- augment
- awaken
- better
- bolster
- bounce back
- brace
- breathe new life into
- brighten
- bring around
- bring back
- bring to
- brush up
- buck up
- build up
- call to arms
- call up
- calm
- change
- cheer
- come around
- come to life
- comfort
- commiserate with
- compose
- conciliate
- condole
- confirm
- console
- convalesce
- cool
- cure
- delight
- deliver
- divert
- do
- do up
- doctor
- draft
- dress
- ease
- encourage
- energize
- engage
- enkindle
- enlist
- enliven
- enroll
- exhilarate
- fill up
- find human resources
- fix
- free
- freshen
- gain
- get well
- give face lift to
- give new life to
- gladden
- grant respite
- harmonize
- heal
- hearten
- help
- impress
- improve
- induct
- inspirit
- invigorate
- jog
- knit
- levy
- lighten burden
- make healthy
- make restitution
- make sound
- make well
- make whole
- make young again
- medicate
- meliorate
- mend
- minister to
- mitigate
- mobilize
- modernize
- muster
- nourish
- obtain
- overcome
- patch up
- physic
- please
- procure
- prod
- produce
- prompt
- proselytize
- put at ease
- put on feet again
- quicken
- quiet fears
- raise
- raise from the dead
- rally
- reactivate
- reanimate
- reassure
- reawaken
- rebuild
- recall
- reclaim
- reconcile
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- recreate
- recuperate
- redeem
- reerect
- reestablish
- refresh
- refurbish
- regain
- regenerate
- rehab
- rehabilitate
- reimpose
- reinforce
- reinstate
- reintroduce
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- relieve
- remedy
- renew
- renovate
- repair
- replace
- replenish
- repossess
- reproduce
- rescue
- restitute
- restore
- resurrect
- resuscitate
- retouch
- retread
- retrieve
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- round up
- rouse
- salve
- select
- set
- set to rights
- settle
- sign on
- sign up
- snap out of it
- soften
- solace
- soothe
- spring up
- spruce
- spruce up
- stimulate
- store up
- strengthen
- stroke
- succor
- supply
- support
- sustain
- sympathize
- take in
- take on
- touch up
- treat
- update
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- vivify
- wake up
- win back
- win over
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