reanimate

  • 1Reanimate — Re*an i*mate (r[ e]*[a^]n [i^]*m[=a]t), v. t. To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2reanimate — index recall (call back), recreate, renew (refurbish), renovate, restore (renew), resurrect …

    Law dictionary

  • 3reanimate — (v.) 1610s, in spiritual and physical sense, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + ANIMATE (Cf. animate) (v.) to endow with life. Related: Reanimated; reanimating …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4reanimate — [rē an′ə māt΄] vt. reanimated, reanimating to give new life, power, vigor, courage, etc. to reanimation n …

    English World dictionary

  • 5reanimate — 1. adjective Being animate again. 2. verb To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to… …

    Wiktionary

  • 6reanimate — reanimation, n. /ree an euh mayt /, v.t., reanimated, reanimating. 1. to restore to life; resuscitate. 2. to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to. 3. to stimulate to renewed activity. [1605 15; RE + ANIMATE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7reanimate — re·an·i·mate ( )rē an ə .māt vt, mat·ed; mat·ing to restore to life: REVIVE re·an·i·ma·tion .an ə mā shən n …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8reanimate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. restore, invigorate, resuscitate; see animate 1 , renew 1 , revive 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence: reactivate, reawaken, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9reanimate — re|an|i|mate [ri:ˈænımeıt] v [T] formal to give new strength to someone or something or the energy to start again …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10reanimate — re·an·i·mate || ‚rɪː ænɪmeɪt v. animate again, revive, enliven again; provide renewed encouragement, reinvigorate …

    English contemporary dictionary