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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Younger audiophiles revived the medium from the dead starting in 2008 for many reasons, the simplest being that digital downloads don’t include eye-popping cover art.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Together, the incidents have revived fears about the reach of organised crime into the film industry, stirring memories of a darker era in Mumbai's history.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet prices have remained stubbornly high, with Brent crude climbing above $110 a barrel early Thursday as fresh attacks in Saudi Arabia revived concerns about supply disruptions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
A record of a gathering that revived a golden age, “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is both an archival triumph and a celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the 1960s, however, interest in the large-scale problems of astronomy and cosmology was revived by a great increase in the number and range of astronomical observations brought about by the application of modern technology.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
