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Reanimate vs Enliven - What's the difference?

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Reanimate is a related term of enliven.


As verbs the difference between reanimate and enliven

is that 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 while enliven is (obsolete|transitive) to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.

As an adjective reanimate

is being animate again.

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.
  • enliven

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
  • To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
  • The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.

    Synonyms

    * liven * liven up

    Derived terms

    * enlivener * enlivenment

    See also

    * animate * brighten * cheer up * invigorate * quicken * vitalize

    References