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Demolish vs Reanimate - What's the difference?

demolish | reanimate |

As verbs the difference between demolish and reanimate

is that demolish is to destroy; to destruct while reanimate is 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.

As an adjective reanimate is

being animate again.

demolish

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Verb

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  • To destroy; to destruct.
    • They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
  • (figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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    reanimate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (re-) + (animate) (adjective)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being animate again.

    • Etymology 2

    From (re-) + (animate) (verb)

    Verb

    (reanimat)
  • 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.