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breathing new life into

breathing new life into is the present participle and gerund 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 breathing new life into

What is breathing new life into the present participle and gerund of?
Breathing new life into is the present participle and gerund of breathe new life into.

Words near breathing new life into in the dictionary

  1. breathing easy
  2. breathing freely
  3. breathing gas
  4. breathing gases
  5. breathing in
  6. breathing new life into
  7. breathing one's last
  8. breathing one's last breath
  9. breathing out
  10. breathing room
  11. breathing space

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