breathe (new) life into

:  to draw air into and expel it from the lungs :  respire

:  to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through natural processes

:  to inhale and exhale freely

:  having recently come into existence :  recent, modern

:  having been seen, used, or known for a short time :  novel

:  unfamiliar

:  newly, recently

:  the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body

:  a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings

:  an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism 1), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

:  of or relating to animate being

:  lifelong

:  using a living model