reanimate

[ ree-an-uh-meyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.

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 Words From

• re·ani·mation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reanimate¹

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate

Example Sentences

Despite the whole reanimating dead spiders thing, Yap is no mad scientist.

From Science News

In the first of many surreal twists, Trophy finally returns home—but in a coffin—and is miraculously reanimated on Baba’s embalming table.

From Time

Cryonics preserves the body until science has progressed to a point where a person could be reanimated and cured of whatever diseases they suffered from.

From Ozy

They call it “Deep Nostalgia” and have reanimated more than 65 million photos of people in the past four weeks.

From Washington Post

Some people have shared on social media that reanimating the dead with MyHeritage’s videos made them weep with joy.

From Washington Post

Dumesnil continued his efforts to reanimate his courage and to reassure him in regard to the accident of the previous night.

From Project Gutenberg

The Duke of Bedford thought it proper to disgrace her, in order to reanimate the courage of his countrymen.

From Project Gutenberg

I now hastened to reanimate Max and Browne, by communicating to them the intelligence that relief was probably at hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Doctor examines the dank carcase, and pronounces, not hopefully, that it is worth while trying to reanimate the same.

From Project Gutenberg

The help that was approaching might well tend to reanimate them.

From Project Gutenberg