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revive

[ ri-vahyv ]

verb (used with object)

revived, reviving.
  1. to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew:

    to revive old feuds.

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  2. to restore to life or consciousness:

    We revived him with artificial respiration.

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  3. to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again.
  4. to make operative or valid again.

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  5. to bring back into notice, use, or currency:

    to revive a subject of discussion.

  6. to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back:

    to revive memories.

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  7. to reanimate or cheer (the spirit, heart, etc., or a person).
  8. Chemistry. to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.


verb (used without object)

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

revive

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to bring or be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; resuscitate or be resuscitated

    revived by a drop of whisky

  2. to give or assume new vitality; flourish again or cause to flourish again
  3. to make or become operative or active again

    the youth movement was revived

  4. to bring or come into use or currency again

    to revive a language

  5. tr to take up again

    he revived his old hobby

  6. to bring or come back to mind
  7. tr theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
  • ˈԲ, adjective
  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·a·i·ٲ noun
  • ·a· adverb
  • ·İ noun
  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • un·a· adjective
  • ܲr· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English reviven, from Latin ī “to live again,” from re- re- + ī “to live” ( vital )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revive1

C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin ī , from re- + ī to live; see vivid
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Example Sentences

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Near restful waters he leads me; he revives my soul.

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Of greatest concern is the chance that the bill would revive an 1850s abortion ban that penalizes anyone who "furnishes the means" for an illegal abortion, the women said.

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We can’t stop a television studio from trying to revive a franchise, but we can withhold our time and money wherever and whenever possible.

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He has already indicated that he plans to revive research tying vaccines to autism, though that connection consistently has been disproved.

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It can stay like this for weeks before reviving under more favorable conditions.

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