revive
verb (used with object)
to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
reviver
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a word derived from
revive.
Example Sentences
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A favourite of mine is a slight twist on a classic cocktail – the corpse reviver no 2.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2020
Adam George Dyment, who goes by Duke Dumont, is a skilled reviver of deep 1990s house music.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
He was the prime reviver of our ragged, treasured art.
From Time ● Jun. 21, 2012
Don’t forget that there’s also a corpse reviver No. 1.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2011
But, knowing sleep as a reviver of spent energy, he welcomed its coming to relieve the heavy numbness that was penetrating to his very bones.
From The Black Phantom by Leo E. (Leo Edward) Miller
