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breathed new life into

breathed new life into is the simple past and past participle of breathe new life into.

Meaning of breathe new life into

Verb

breathe new life into (third-person singular simple present breathes new life into, present participle breathing new life into, simple past and past participle breathed new life into)

  1. To reinvigorate; to fill with energy again.
    • In the ensuing clashes between nouveau-cons and their more or less double-crossed doppelgangers, taking the part of either is to administer the kiss of life to a dying tradition or breathing new life into cacoethics.2014 March 3, M. F. Dail, Limbodeswills Wain, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN

Questions about breathed new life into

What is breathed new life into the simple past and past participle of?
Breathed new life into is the simple past and past participle of breathe new life into.

Words near breathed new life into in the dictionary

  1. breathed back to life
  2. breathed down someone's neck
  3. breathed easy
  4. breathed freely
  5. breathed in
  6. breathed new life into
  7. breathed one's last
  8. breathed one's last breath
  9. breathed out
  10. breathed upon
  11. breathedst

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