relive

[ree-liv]

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verb (used with object), re·lived, re·liv·ing.

to experience again, as an emotion.
to live (one's life) again.

verb (used without object), re·lived, re·liv·ing.

to live again.

Origin of relive

First recorded in 1540–50; re- + live¹

Related formsre·liv·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for relive

Contemporary Examples

To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.
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December 23, 2014
A bunch of wrinkly old men trying to relive their youth and make a load of money.
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July 5, 2014
(Netflix, June 13) Tarzan (1999) Relive your child with the timeless Tarzan and his feisty friend Jane.
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The Daily Beast
June 9, 2014
From Bob Hope to Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris, relive six decades of Academy Award openers.
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March 2, 2014
Relive the magic of the past 10 years of Top Model with this compilation of the best fights, freakouts, and breakdowns.
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August 1, 2013

Historical Examples

We relive and redie and redie and relive, endlessly, ad infinitum.
The Paliser case
Edgar Saltus
I too should wish nothing but to relive it all from the beginning.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Whether I wanted to or not, I had to relive the two last hours we'd ever have with Hal.
One Way
Miriam Allen deFord
You must relive this scene for us, becoming first Maggie and then Tom.
Vocal Expression
Katherine Jewell Everts
This is not the moment to relive that beautiful memory as a whole.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays
Richard Le Gallienne

British Dictionary definitions for relive

relive

verb

(tr) to experience (a sensation, event, etc) again, esp in the imagination

Derived Formsrelivable, adjective

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Word Origin and History for relive

v.

1540s, "to come to life again" (also "to restore to life again"), from re- "back, again" + live (v.). Meaning "to experience over again" is attested from c.1711. Related: Relived; reliving.

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Examples from the Web for relive

Contemporary Examples

To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.

A bunch of wrinkly old men trying to relive their youth and make a load of money.

(Netflix, June 13) Tarzan (1999) Relive your child with the timeless Tarzan and his feisty friend Jane.

From Bob Hope to Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris, relive six decades of Academy Award openers.

Relive the magic of the past 10 years of Top Model with this compilation of the best fights, freakouts, and breakdowns.

Historical Examples

We relive and redie and redie and relive, endlessly, ad infinitum.

I too should wish nothing but to relive it all from the beginning.

Whether I wanted to or not, I had to relive the two last hours we'd ever have with Hal.

You must relive this scene for us, becoming first Maggie and then Tom.

This is not the moment to relive that beautiful memory as a whole.

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Word Origin and History for relive

v.

Origin of relive