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 reviver

stimulus, impetus, catalyst, drug, upper, motivation, tonic, incentive, restorative, motive, spur, energizer, analeptic, incitement, pick-me-up, impulse, goad, incitation, bracer, excitant

Examples from the Web for reviver

Historical Examples of reviver

Cimabue, the reviver of painting, received instruction from the Greeks.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
On the contrary, tea is to me a wonderful refresher and reviver.
Tea and Tea Drinking
Arthur Reade
He is notable as the restorer of Babu and the reviver of its culture.
Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria
Lewis Spence
It was so in this case; the transient dignity of the unhappy man decreased, in exact proportion as the ‘reviver’ wore off.
Sketches by Boz
Charles Dickens
Judging by the fat bottles all down the dinner table of this hotel, that reviver of mankind is cheaper here than water.
Winged Wheels in France
Michael Myers Shoemaker

British Dictionary definitions for reviver

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 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.

reviver in Medicine

revive

[rĭ-vīv′]

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