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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.

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RELATED WORDS

remembrance, recollection, anecdote, hallucination, memory, commemorate, get, recall, recognize, remind, learn, relive, portray, imitate, clone, recreate, reflect, emulate, duplicate, repeat

Nearby words

  1. relinquish,
  2. reliquary,
  3. relique,
  4. reliquiae,
  5. relish,
  6. relleno,
  7. rellies,
  8. reload,
  9. relocatable,
  10. relocate

Origin of relive

First recorded in 1540–50; re- + live1
Related formsre·liv·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for reliving

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 reliving

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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