- pronunciation:
- rih
vaIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
revives, reviving, revived |
| definition: |
to make conscious again.
A nurse revived him after he hit his head and fell to the ground.- similar words:
- restore, stir up
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| related words: |
comfort |
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| derivations: |
revivable (adj.), revivably (adv.), revivingly (adv.), reviver (n.) |
Revive comes from a Latin word that means "to live again."