reanimate

Bring back alive

Reanimate means to bring back to life or restore to consciousness something that was dead or inactive.

In horror and science fiction, corpses are reanimated as zombies or monsters: The mad scientist reanimated the creature using electricity.

More broadly, it can mean to revive or reinvigorate something that has become dormant or stagnant: The new funding reanimated the struggling arts program.

The related noun is reanimation.

revive

resurrect

Restore after ending

reinvigorate · reactivate · rekindle · regenerate · refresh · recharge · reboot · revival · rebirth · recovery

undead

zombie

Reanimated dead body

resurrection · Frankenstein · corpse · cadaver · séance · occult · voodoo · risen · shambling · revenant

resuscitate

CPR

Emergency revival technique

emergency · life-saving · intubation · ventilator · oxygenation · stabilize · pulse · heartbeat · flatline · revival

renewal

renaissance

Period of renewed vitality

reinvention · revitalization · reconstruction · modernization · overhaul · rebrand · relaunch · comeback · reimagine · reconstitute

Categories
Opposites
life/vitality restoration

reanimatekill

Cause death

slay · put to death · extinguish · terminate · destroy

energy/activity

reanimatedeaden

Diminish force or sensation

suppress · quench · dampen · stifle · deactivate

revival vs. permanent cessation

reanimateextinguish

End combustion forcibly

quench · snuff out · put out · end · finish off

Phrases
Family

reanimated, reanimation, reanimating, reanimates, reanimations, reanimator, reanimators

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG