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.

OTHER WORDS FOR revive

1, 4 reactivate.

2 revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate.

6 rouse, refresh.

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OPPOSITES FOR revive

2 kill.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM revive

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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How to use revive in a sentence

She’s now working to revive the entire institution of Native Southern Californian tattooing — not just the markings, but the method of hand-tapping them onto skin and the mix of beliefs and traditions within which they were given.
Reviving an Indigenous Tradition: Face Tattoos|Daniel Malloy|October 14, 2020|Ozy
Their bill proposed reviving regulators’ previously stripped authority to analyze Dominion’s books and order rate reductions or refunds.
Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills|by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch|October 9, 2020|ProPublica
However, outbreaks like the eight cases on the Tennessee Titans just a few weeks into the season are reviving concerns.
How to enjoy fall festivities without spreading COVID-19|Rachael Zisk|October 7, 2020|Popular-Science
Some are reviving virtual activities employed in the spring for the fall like offering storytime Zooms or nannies to Zoom with children while employees are in meetings.
‘Truly integrated’: As an unusual school year commences, agencies are aiming to help working parents more than ever before|Kristina Monllos|September 28, 2020|Digiday

The new CEO, Johnson, is trying to revive the business through partnerships.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one|Verne Kopytoff|September 26, 2020|Fortune
He was, especially, a promoter of all good music and an earnest reviver of ancient Scotch melody.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Fernand Thesmar is the great reviver of plique--jour enamelling in France.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Thomas Rickman, the reviver and historian of Gothic architecture, practised as an architect in Birmingham.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
It is a striking coincidence, that the same fate was shared by the French reviver; both alike sad examples of disturbed times!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
He's the new kid reviver and polisher for that University you're runnin' here.
Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for revive

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 of revive

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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