relive

[ ree-liv ]

/ riˈlɪv /

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 relived

Of course, the failure of our family outing hardly mattered, for The Rings of Saturn can be relived by reading and re-reading.
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius|Edward Platt|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that first collection, relived again through Dior and I, was seemingly one of the most magical.
Designing the New Dior: ‘Dior & I’ Documentary Debuts at TriBeCa Film Festival|Erin Cunningham|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Physical pain subsides; emotional pain, when recalled, is relived.
Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?|Thane Rosenbaum|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The life and martyrdom of Hossein is relived in sermons and passion plays that touch all Iranians from their earliest days.
Will Iran Ignite?|Gary Sick|December 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST

A part of my spirit has relived the morning of my release—Morning One—ever since.
First Day Out of Prison|John Forté|January 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As long as she should live they would be a thorn in her flesh, a scourge, an agony to be relived.
The Locusts' Years|Mary Helen Fee
They had relived a dozen moving incidents by flood and field.
The Brown Mouse|Herbert Quick
You were never so much to be pitied, in the midst of your worst distresses, as when you were relived upon such terms!
The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5)|Fanny Burney
Then Farwell relived his life, while the wood crumbled to ashes and the moon came up over the hills.
The Place Beyond the Winds|Harriet T. Comstock
Every day of your unlived youth shall be relived with love, but such a love as youth could never know.
Hungry Hearts|Anzia Yezierska

British Dictionary definitions for relived

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 relived

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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