reanimate
verb (used with object)
to restore to life; resuscitate.
reanimated
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past participleof reanimate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reanimate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reanimateverb (used with object)to restore to life; resuscitate.
Example Sentences
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How could they not be a little worried to be facing a reanimated zombie team that blitzed 56-win Boston?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
When a formerly dead, telekinetic fish named Flippy is reanimated, cop and cat reluctantly team up to fight their common foe and save Ohkay City.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Both are supernatural shows featuring a group of reanimated dead folks and a central relationship between sisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Our memories have become forever digital debris to be sucked in, digested, and reanimated by machine learners.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2024
It was possible, and sometimes she thought it probable, that his affection might be reanimated, and the influence of his friends successfully combated by the more natural influence of Jane’s attractions.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
