revive

[ ri-vahyv ]

/ rɪˈvaɪv /

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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.

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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

SYNONYMS FOR revive

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

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ANTONYMS FOR revive

2. kill.

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Related forms

re·viv·a·ble, adjectivere·viv·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·viv·a·bly, adverbre·viv·er, noun

re·viv·ing·ly, adverbun·re·viv·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·vived, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reviver

Thomas Rickman, the reviver and historian of Gothic architecture, practised as an architect in Birmingham.
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Cimabue, the reviver of painting, received instruction from the Greeks.
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He is notable as the restorer of Babu and the reviver of its culture.
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Here reposes the great organist—the reviver of the old Danish romances.
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British Dictionary definitions for reviver

revive

/ (rɪˈvaɪv) /

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 Forms

revivable, adjectiverevivability, nounrevivably, adverbreviver, noun

reviving, 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 reviver

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.

Medicine definitions for reviver

revive

[ rĭ-vīv′ ]

v.

To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.

To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.

revive

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

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

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