noun. The act or operation of reanimating, or reviving from apparent death; the act or operation of giving fresh spirits, courage, or vigor; the state of being reanimated.

noun. The act or operation of reanimating, or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.

noun. The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

"The reason for this reanimation is only sketchily handled by Romero, which was a good call at the time because it contributed to the sheer horror of the concept."