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re·live
 relive
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- pronunciation:
- ri
lIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
relives, reliving, relived |
| definition: |
to experience or live over again, often in the imagination.
She was trying to relive her childhood.- similar words:
- repeat
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adverb + (v.)relive
continually, like, sort, vividly
(v.)relive
+ adverb
again, forever
(v.)relive
+ noun
abuse,
adventure,
anxiety,
battle,
childhood,
day,
dream,
episode,
event,
experience,
fantasy,
glory,
history,
horror,
humiliation,
incident,
joy,
memory,
mistake,
moment,
nightmare,
ordeal,
pain,
passion,
past,
regret,
scene,
sensation,
sleep,
struggle,
tale,
taste,
teen,
thrill,
tragedy,
trauma,
visit,
youth
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| derivation: |
relivable (adj.) |
The word relive
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
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