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 relived

Contemporary Examples

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
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
Physical pain subsides; emotional pain, when recalled, is relived.
Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?
Thane Rosenbaum
January 31, 2014
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
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

Historical Examples

They had relived a dozen moving incidents by flood and field.
The Brown Mouse
Herbert Quick
She now saw him from the commencement of that scene and relived what she had then felt.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
At once in a sort of retrograde vision, she relived the past.
The Monster
Edgar Saltus
She brought all incidents to her absences home, and the two relived them with her.
Selina
George Madden Martin
He died that His life might be loosed out to be relived in us.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
S. D. Gordon

British Dictionary definitions for relived

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 relived

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 relived

Contemporary Examples

Of course, the failure of our family outing hardly mattered, for The Rings of Saturn can be relived by reading and re-reading.

But that first collection, relived again through Dior and I, was seemingly one of the most magical.

Physical pain subsides; emotional pain, when recalled, is relived.

The life and martyrdom of Hossein is relived in sermons and passion plays that touch all Iranians from their earliest days.

A part of my spirit has relived the morning of my release—Morning One—ever since.

Historical Examples

They had relived a dozen moving incidents by flood and field.

She now saw him from the commencement of that scene and relived what she had then felt.

At once in a sort of retrograde vision, she relived the past.

She brought all incidents to her absences home, and the two relived them with her.

He died that His life might be loosed out to be relived in us.

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Word Origin and History for relived

relive

v.

Origin of relive