revive

[ ri-vahyv ]

/ rɪˈvaɪv /

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verb (used with object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.

to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration.

to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again.

to make operative or valid again.

to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion.

to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories.

to reanimate or cheer (the spirit, heart, etc., or a person).

Chemistry. to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

verb (used without object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

to return to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, or a flourishing condition.

to recover from financial depression.

to be quickened, restored, or renewed, as hope, confidence, suspicions, or memories.

to return to notice, use, or currency, as a subject, practice, or doctrine.

to become operative or valid again.

Chemistry. to recover the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

Origin of revive

1375–1425; late Middle English reviven < Latin revīvere to live again, equivalent to re- re- + vīvere to live, be alive; cf. vital

SYNONYMS FOR revive

1, 4 reactivate.

2 revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate.

6 rouse, refresh.

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ANTONYMS FOR revive

2 kill.

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OTHER WORDS FROM revive

re·viv·a·ble, adjective re·viv·a·bil·i·ty, noun re·viv·a·bly, adverb re·viv·er, noun

re·viv·ing·ly, adverb un·re·viv·a·ble, adjective un·re·vived, adjective

Words nearby revive

revitalize, revival, revival of learning, revivalism, revivalist, revive, revivification, revivify, reviviscence, revivor, revocable

Example sentences from the Web for revive

Scholar-activists Larry Lessig and Zephyr Teachout have recently been working to revive it.

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A great chef who has fought to revive the old spirit says he fears history may repeat itself.

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My friends, hurting from a night of rum-infused revelry, opt for Revive.

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This year, the groups have continued to fight against attempts to revive the credit.

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How fondly do they revive old memories, though many of them perhaps were associated with pain and sorrow!

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How has He sometimes undertaken to revive His Church's fidelity?

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Lastly, and more important than all, the duke made no attempt to revive the demand for the gabelle—salt was left free and untaxed.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam
Gillonne alone, who was trying to revive Henriette, rose on one knee, and looked in a startled way at the King.

Marguerite de Valois |Alexandre Dumas
They were always glad to see him and revive old memories of the Norwich days.

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British Dictionary definitions for revive

revive

/ (rɪˈvaɪv) /

verb

to bring or be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; resuscitate or be resuscitated revived by a drop of whisky

to give or assume new vitality; flourish again or cause to flourish again

to make or become operative or active again the youth movement was revived

to bring or come into use or currency again to revive a language

(tr) to take up again he revived his old hobby

to bring or come back to mind

(tr) theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)

Derived forms of revive

revivable, adjective revivability, noun revivably, adverb reviver, noun

reviving, adjective revivingly, adverb

Word Origin for revive

C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin revīvere, from re- + vīvere to live; see vivid

Medical definitions for revive

revive

[ rĭ-vīv′ ]

v.

To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.

To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.

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revive

verb (used with object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

verb (used without object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

Origin of revive

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verb

Derived forms of revive

Word Origin for revive

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v.

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revive

verb (used with object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

verb (used without object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

Origin of revive

SYNONYMS FOR revive

ANTONYMS FOR revive

OTHER WORDS FROM revive

Words nearby revive

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