reanimate
to restore to life; resuscitate.
to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.
to stimulate to renewed activity.
Origin of reanimate
1Other words from reanimate
- re·an·i·ma·tion, noun
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How to use reanimate in a sentence
I experienced a sudden rush of blood to my temples—a giddy and overpowering sense of deliverance and reanimation.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeI lay till my heart stopped beating, my joints were wooden, and my four limbs corky beyond all hope of reanimation.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardAt last, after many intervals of lassitude and reanimation, I broke down altogether.
It is even possible that the first idea of statuary had its origin in this conception of a magical reanimation.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People | Henry BaudessonUpon our return, long after the sun's rays had grown strong, we observed some of the butterflies showed signs of reanimation.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays | J. (John) Joly
British Dictionary definitions for reanimate
/ (riːˈænɪmeɪt) /
to refresh or enliven (something) again: to reanimate their enervated lives
to bring back to life
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