reanimate

American  

[ree-an-uh-meyt] / ˌriˈæn əˌmeɪt /

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.

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reanimate British  

/ riːˈænɪmeɪt /

verb

1. to refresh or enliven (something) again

   to reanimate their enervated lives

2. to bring back to life

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Other Word Forms

• reanimation noun

Etymology

Origin of reanimate

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate

Example Sentences

But the investigation into Neal has reanimated the discussion about the treatment of women.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

The irreplaceable Barbara Cook put her interpretive stamp on Sondheim’s songbook in her concert tributes, reanimating musical treasures through her own introspective moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times