revive

[ri-vahyv]

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

to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration.
to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again.

to make operative or valid again.
to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion.
to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories.
to reanimate or cheer (the spirit, heart, etc., or a person).
Chemistry. to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

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

to return to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, or a flourishing condition.
to recover from financial depression.
to be quickened, restored, or renewed, as hope, confidence, suspicions, or memories.
to return to notice, use, or currency, as a subject, practice, or doctrine.
to become operative or valid again.
Chemistry. to recover the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

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

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1, 4. reactivate. 2. revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate. 6. rouse, refresh.

Antonyms for revive

2. kill.

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Related Words for revived

rehabilitated, refreshed, returned, recovered, reestablished, reinstituted

Examples from the Web for revived

Contemporary Examples of revived

That's typically the case with these revived TV series, too.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards
Kevin Fallon
December 29, 2014
Though the bar closed soon after, a movement had been sparked, and when it reopened in 1990, history was revived.
The Bars That Made America Great
Nina Strochlic
December 28, 2014
A Christmas Carol revived and reinvented it around the gift of giving.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas
Clive Irving
December 22, 2014
The US first considered the idea in the 1820s, but interest was revived in earnest after the California Gold Rush began in 1849.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution
Nina Lakhani
November 30, 2014
The original Twilight Zone is renowned for the acting careers it revived or jump started.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’
Rich Goldstein
November 13, 2014

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.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
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.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie

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

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Word Origin and History for revived

revive

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.

revived in Medicine

revive

[rĭ-vīv′]

To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.
To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.