de-aging

American  

[dee-ayj-ing] / ˌdiˈeɪdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of making someone look or become younger.

2. the process of reversing the physiological effects of aging.

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adjective

1. having the effect to make someone look or become younger.

Example Sentences

A viewer coming in cold, with no information about the casting, might think initially that Ms. Kidman had been subject to the kind of computerized de-aging used on, say, Robert De Niro in “The Irishman.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Xfinity’s first-ever Big Game bid utilizes de-aging software to bring Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill back to the ’90s.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Thanks to digital de-aging, he looks 10 or 11 years old, the age Schnapp was when “Stranger Things” first went into production.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

His work on Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” amplified the film’s psychological horror, while on Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” he enhanced the film’s digital de-aging of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino with carefully crafted prosthetics.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

With a deep ensemble including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen and Antonio Banderas — and a trailer boasting a surprisingly realistic de-aging of Ford — this return should be a ride into the sunset worth taking.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023