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revive

re·vive

revive

 
 
pronunciation:
rih vaIv
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: revives, reviving, revived
definition 1: to update or bring back into use.
Now that they have children of their own, they want to revive some of the old family traditions.Many of the styles of past decades have been revived.
synonyms:
reactivate, reinstate, restore
similar words:
resurrect
definition 2: to infuse with new health, vigor, or vitality.
The much-needed rain revived the crops.
synonyms:
freshen, reanimate, refresh, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize
antonyms:
flag
similar words:
animate, brace, quicken, rally, recharge, recuperate, revivify
definition 3: to restore (a person or animal) to consciousness.
The nurse was able to revive the patient who had fainted.
synonyms:
bring around, resuscitate, rouse
similar words:
rally, restore, resurrect, revivify, stir up
definition 4: to renew mentally.
Her clear description revived my memory of him.
synonyms:
refresh
similar words:
conjure, evoke, reawaken, recall, rouse, stir, summon
definition 5: to present a modern version of (a theatrical work).
The playwright's early works were revived fifty years after his death.
synonyms:
re-present
similar words:
redo, reproduce, resurrect
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to return to health, vigor, or a happy condition.
Our spirits revived when we learned our mother would recover from the illness.Years later, the village that had suffered so much during the war was able to revive.With excellent and caring treatment, the patient revived.
synonyms:
freshen, recover, recuperate, refresh
similar words:
quicken
definition 2: to come back to consciousness.
Several hours after the accident, the victim revived.
synonyms:
come around, come to, rouse, wake, waken
similar words:
come round
definition 3: to become valid or workable again.
synonyms:
resume
similar words:
recharge, renew
definition 4: to come back into use.
antonyms:
abate
similar words:
recur, resurface, return
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derivations: revivable (adj.), revivably (adv.), revivingly (adv.), reviver (n.)
Word History
Revive comes from a Latin word that means "to live again."
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