Definition of "reanimate"

reanimate¹

/ɹiˈænɪmət/

adjective
comparative more reanimate, superlative most reanimate
1. Being animate again.

reanimate²

/ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present reanimates, present participle reanimating, simple past and past participle reanimated
1. To animate again.
  1. To restore to animation or life.
    Quotations
    After the geth secure a location, they round up and impale dead and living bodies on mechanical spikes. The spikes rapidly transform these victims into withered husks, extracting water and trace minerals and replacing them with cybernetics.The cybernetics re-animate the lifeless flesh and tissue, transforming the bodies into mindless killing machines.
    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Husks Codex entry
  2. To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
  3. to revive.
  4. to reinvigorate.
  5. to put new animation (pictures) into.