reanimating
Bringing back alive
Reanimating is bringing something back to life or activity after death or dormancy.
The word appears most often in horror and science fiction contexts—reanimating corpses, reanimating the dead—but extends to reviving anything that had ceased: reanimating a stalled project, reanimating a dying conversation.
The prefix re- emphasizes restoration to a former living or active state.
Restoring consciousness or breathing
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- CPREmergency revival technique
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
pulse · breathing · emergency · flatline · shock · paddles · ventilator · consciousness
Restoring energy or strength
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- restoringReturning to original condition
- energizingImparting renewed vitality
- rejuvenatingRestoring youthful energy
sparking · reigniting · kickstarting · awakening · stimulating · galvanizing · inspiring · motivating
Restoring to life
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- zombieReanimated dead body
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- corpseDeceased human body
séance · voodoo · Frankenstein · reawakening · spirit · occult · ritual · grave
Restoring strength or energy
- reinvigoratingRestoring energy or strength
- rekindlingRestoring to flame
- renewingMaking valid again
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
reimagining · rebooting · franchise · sequel · adaptation · remake · series · character
Interpretive depiction or performance
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- deepfakeAI-manipulated video mimicry
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- hologram3D image from light
digital · avatar · simulation · 3D · modeling · posthumous · archival · footage
resuscitating
Restoring consciousness or breathing
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- CPREmergency revival technique
heartbeat · pulse · breathing · emergency · flatline · shock · paddles · ventilator · consciousness · coma
reinvigorating
Restoring energy or strength
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- restoringReturning to original condition
- energizingImparting renewed vitality
rejuvenating · sparking · reigniting · kickstarting · awakening · stimulating · galvanizing · inspiring · motivating · renewing
resurrecting
Restoring to life
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- zombieReanimated dead body
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
corpse · séance · voodoo · Frankenstein · reawakening · spirit · occult · ritual · grave · cadaver
revitalizing
Restoring strength or energy
- reinvigoratingRestoring energy or strength
- rekindlingRestoring to flame
- renewingMaking valid again
refreshing · reimagining · rebooting · franchise · sequel · adaptation · remake · series · character · storytelling
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- deepfakeAI-manipulated video mimicry
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
hologram · digital · avatar · simulation · 3D · modeling · posthumous · archival · footage · reconstruction
reanimatingkilling
Causing death deliberately
slaying · destroying · murdering · exterminating · slaughtering
reanimatingdeadening
Lessening intensity or sensitivity
deactivating · stilling · enervating · devitalizing · suppressing