reanimate

[ ree-an-uh-meyt ]

/ ˌriˈæn əˌmeɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.

to restore to life; resuscitate.

to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.

to stimulate to renewed activity.

Words nearby reanimate

realty, ream, reamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate, reap, reaper, reaping machine, reappear, reapply

Origin of reanimate

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate

OTHER WORDS FROM reanimate

re·an·i·ma·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for re-animate

In pronouncing these words they seem to invoke history and to re-animate the dead.
Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2)|Mme de Stael
For some minutes he continued his efforts to re-animate Francis Eversleigh, but without avail.
The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn|Robert Machray
The support seemed to re-animate the fainting maiden, her head drooping on his shoulder.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
This naughty animal has just carried off a little pigeon that I was trying to re-animate by the corner of the fire.
Some Noble Sisters|Edmund Lee

No renaissance of humanism, no witchcraft of poetry can re-animate them.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for re-animate

reanimate

/ (riːˈænɪmeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to refresh or enliven (something) againto reanimate their enervated lives

to bring back to life

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reanimate

verb (used with object), re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for re-animate

verb (tr)