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reanimate

[ ree-an-uh-meyt ]

/ ˌriˈæn əˌmeɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.

to restore to life; resuscitate.

to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.

to stimulate to renewed activity.

Origin of reanimate

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + animate

OTHER WORDS FROM reanimate

re·an·i·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby reanimate

realty, ream, reamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate, reap, reaper, reaping machine, reappear, reapply

Example sentences from the Web for re-animate

In pronouncing these words they seem to invoke history and to re-animate the dead.

Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) |Mme de Stael
For some minutes he continued his efforts to re-animate Francis Eversleigh, but without avail.

The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn |Robert Machray
The support seemed to re-animate the fainting maiden, her head drooping on his shoulder.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby
This naughty animal has just carried off a little pigeon that I was trying to re-animate by the corner of the fire.

Some Noble Sisters |Edmund Lee

No renaissance of humanism, no witchcraft of poetry can re-animate them.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for re-animate

reanimate

/ (riːˈænɪmeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to refresh or enliven (something) again to reanimate their enervated lives

to bring back to life