Re-ăn'i-māte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REANIMATED; p. pr. & vb. n. REANIMATING.] [Prefix re and animate; Fr. ranimer.] 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 reanimate drowsy senses or languid spirits.