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 reliving

Contemporary Examples

Reached by phone, he did not appear interested in reliving the ordeal.
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Before he finishes, he will have broken down in tears, recounting and reliving the nightmare that has been his life.
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Each one, Kerry says, is like reliving the day he disappeared.
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I was reliving what had just happened, trying to find an explanation for what I was going through.
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August 29, 2013
If you're interested in reliving the local housing market's rise and fall, I highly recommend this discussion forum.
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Megan McArdle
October 23, 2012

Historical Examples

To go about Boston with my young wife was like reliving one by one my student days.
A Daughter of the Middle Border
Hamlin Garland
Five seconds after she went to sleep, Sue was reliving one of her yesterdays.
The Duck-footed Hound
James Arthur Kjelgaard
The youth was reliving it, Edith saw, and perhaps painfully.
The Trial of Callista Blake
Edgar Pangborn
Dulaq was reliving the part of the duel that had caused the shock.
The Dueling Machine
Benjamin William Bova
Her thoughts were in the past, and she was reliving the years that were gone.
Lancashire Idylls (1898)
Marshall Mather

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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Examples from the Web for reliving

Contemporary Examples

Reached by phone, he did not appear interested in reliving the ordeal.

Before he finishes, he will have broken down in tears, recounting and reliving the nightmare that has been his life.

Each one, Kerry says, is like reliving the day he disappeared.

I was reliving what had just happened, trying to find an explanation for what I was going through.

If you're interested in reliving the local housing market's rise and fall, I highly recommend this discussion forum.

Historical Examples

To go about Boston with my young wife was like reliving one by one my student days.

Five seconds after she went to sleep, Sue was reliving one of her yesterdays.

The youth was reliving it, Edith saw, and perhaps painfully.

Dulaq was reliving the part of the duel that had caused the shock.

Her thoughts were in the past, and she was reliving the years that were gone.

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Word Origin and History for reliving

relive

v.

Origin of relive