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

Like, say, maintaining his X-rated shrubbery or reanimating dead flesh into a lumbering errand boy.

From Salon

Akhtar reanimates this dialectical discussion of artistic freedom in the fraught context of AI.

From Los Angeles Times

It is as though his mentor Roy Cohn, who was instrumental in the 1950s Red Scare, has been reanimated as a type of ghost who is advising the corrupt ex-president from beyond the grave.

From Salon

Its reanimated corpse isn’t just anathema to the former party, it’s un-American.

From Salon

After the dead are spontaneously reanimated, three families wrestle with the personal ramifications.

From New York Times