Dictionary.com
definitions

revive

[ri-vahyv]
||
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR revive ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

verb (used without object), re·vived, re·viv·ing.

RELATED CONTENT

Tyrone Biggums
Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
pornstache
Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

rehabilitated, refreshed, returned, recovered, reestablished, reinstituted

Origin of revive

1375–1425; late Middle English reviven < Latin revīvere to live again, equivalent to re- re- + vīvere to live, be alive; cf. vital
Related formsre·viv·a·ble, adjectivere·viv·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·viv·a·bly, adverbre·viv·er, nounre·viv·ing·ly, adverbun·re·viv·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·vived, adjective

Synonyms for revive

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR revive ON THESAURUS.COM
1, 4. reactivate. 2. revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate. 6. rouse, refresh.

Antonyms for revive

2. kill.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for revived

Contemporary Examples of revived

Historical Examples of revived

  • A commercial minister had appeared on the scene, and the shade of Hoskisson had revived.

    The Grand Old Man

    Richard B. Cook

  • It has gone for ever; and can never be revived in the old circumstances.

  • Later on, Rinaldo and Rodelinda were revived, but the season came to an early end on May 29.

    Handel

    Edward J. Dent

  • This revived him, and he offered us his canteen, in which was some excellent Jamaica.

    Ned Myers

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • The patient has revived and recovered, and no ill effects have followed.

British Dictionary definitions for revived

revive

verb

to bring or be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; resuscitate or be resuscitatedrevived by a drop of whisky
to give or assume new vitality; flourish again or cause to flourish again
to make or become operative or active againthe youth movement was revived
to bring or come into use or currency againto revive a language
(tr) to take up againhe revived his old hobby
to bring or come back to mind
(tr) theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)
Derived Formsrevivable, adjectiverevivability, nounrevivably, adverbreviver, nounreviving, adjectiverevivingly, adverb

Word Origin for revive

C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin revīvere, from re- + vīvere to live; see vivid
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for revived

revive

v.

early 15c., "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre (10c.), from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" (see re-) + vivere "to live" (see vital). Meaning "bring back to notice or fashion" is from mid-15c. Related: Revived; reviving.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for revived

revive

[rĭ-vīv′]

v.

To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.
To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.