breathe (new) life into

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

: to inhale and exhale freely

: to blow softly

: 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