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breathes new life into

breathes new life into is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 breathes new life into

What is breathes new life into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breathes new life into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of breathe new life into.

Words near breathes new life into in the dictionary

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

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