revive
verb (used with object)
to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
revived
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past participleof revive.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof revive.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reviveverb (used with object)to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
Example Sentences
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She reportedly lost her pulse and was revived with CPR and a defibrillator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
That wicket exposed the tender underbelly of Essex's batting and revived fears of a battle against relegation in the run-in to the Division One season.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
AI growth optimism was revived by a report from the PwC consulting and accounting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The investigation into Shakur's murder sputtered for decades because of a lack of evidence, but the case was revived when Davis's memoirs were published in 2019.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Presently I heard Pilot bark far below, out of his distant kennel in the courtyard: hope revived.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
