reanimate

[ree-an-uh-meyt]

verb (used with object)

reanimated, reanimating 

1. to restore to life; resuscitate.

2. to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.

3. to stimulate to renewed activity.

reanimate

/ riːˈænɪmeɪt /

verb

1. to refresh or enliven (something) again

   to reanimate their enervated lives

2. to bring back to life

Other Word Forms

• reanimation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reanimate¹

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate

Example Sentences

One of the pleasures here is witnessing both actors reanimate the rhythms of a long-ago conversation, their text absent the typical tidiness of a screenplay and instead an interwoven network of inflection, attitude, allusion.

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Addy’s reanimated head wound up on a pike at the border of the Whisperers’ territory along with those of Henry and a handful of others who fought bravely but unsuccessfully after being kidnapped by Alpha.

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Both are supernatural shows featuring a group of reanimated dead folks and a central relationship between sisters.

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Rushmore of celebrity stoners — they become reanimated and engaging.

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The flowers seemed to reanimate in the candlelight, blooming and dying with each flicker.

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