re-animate

re·an·i·mate

[ree-an-uh-meyt]
verb (used with object), re·an·i·mat·ed, re·an·i·mat·ing.
1.
to restore to life; resuscitate.
2.
to give fresh vigor, spirit, or courage to.
3.
to stimulate to renewed activity.

Origin:
1605–15; re- + animate

re·an·i·ma·tion, noun
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reanimate (riːˈænɪmeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to refresh or enliven (something) again: to reanimate their enervated lives
2.  to bring back to life

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reanimate
1611, in spiritual and physical sense, from re- "back, again" + animate (v.) "to endow with life."
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