relive

[ree-liv]

verb (used with object)

relived, reliving 

1. to experience again, as an emotion.

2. to live (one's life) again.

verb (used without object)

relived, reliving 

1. to live again.

relive

/ riːˈlɪv /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• relivable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of relive¹

First recorded in 1540–50; re- + live ¹

Example Sentences

And he relives his glory days, this time as the starting quarterback for the fictional South Georgia Catfish.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have wavered so much throughout this whole process, because every time we have a fight with the insurance company it’s like reliving the trauma of that night over and over again,” Feltner said.

From Los Angeles Times

He relives the period of his boyhood when his abuela was there to greet him after school and impart to him the cultural heritage he was living apart from.

From Los Angeles Times

“I had to listen and relive the whole thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kelly: If you could relive one match from your career and the outcome could change, what would it be?

From BBC

Related Words

• clone 
• copy 
• duplicate 
• emulate 
• imitate 
• mirror 
• photocopy 
• portray 
• print 
• recreate 
• reflect 
• repeat 
• replicate 
• reprint