relive

[ ree-liv ]

/ riˈlɪv /

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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.

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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

To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.
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A bunch of wrinkly old men trying to relive their youth and make a load of money.
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(Netflix, June 13) Tarzan (1999) Relive your child with the timeless Tarzan and his feisty friend Jane.
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From Bob Hope to Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris, relive six decades of Academy Award openers.
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Relive the magic of the past 10 years of Top Model with this compilation of the best fights, freakouts, and breakdowns.
The Best ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Freakouts|Victoria Kezra|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He wanted to go over there the first time, and in that first interview he said, "I don't care to relive the past."
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
This is not the moment to relive that beautiful memory as a whole.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays|Richard Le Gallienne
He liked to relive in dream fashion the years of early endeavour––of his married life with Hannah.
The Gorgeous Girl|Nalbro Bartley
He is helped to relive the childhood experiences back of the over-strong habits which lasted into maturity.
Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
She was able to relive the thoughts and feelings of the authors whose books she studied and so make their experiences her own.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for relive

relive

/ (riːˈlɪv) /

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

relive

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.

relive

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for relive

relive

verb

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