reanimar

to revive

verb rreh-ah-nee-MAHR Rare

Also means

to resuscitate

Usage Note

Reanimar means to bring someone back to consciousness or to restore vitality, used in both medical contexts (reanimar a un paciente) and figurative ones (reanimar la economía). The reflexive reanimarse means 'to recover, to perk up.' In non-medical figurative use it overlaps with reactivar, but in first-aid contexts reanimar is the standard term.

Examples

"Los médicos intentaron reanimar al paciente."

Natural Translation

The doctors tried to revive the patient.

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