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- pronunciation:
- rih
vaIv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Parts
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| definition 4: |
to renew mentally.
Her clear description revived my memory of him.- synonyms:
- refresh
- similar words:
- conjure, evoke, reawaken, recall, rouse, stir, summon
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| 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
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| related words: |
cheer, comfort, enliven, fortify, raise, recover, rehabilitate, rejuvenate |
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| 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
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| 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
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| definition 3: |
to become valid or workable again.
- synonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- recharge, renew
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| definition 4: |
to come back into use.
- antonyms:
- abate
- similar words:
- recur, resurface, return
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| related words: |
awake, awaken, cheer, rouse |
adverb + (v.)revive
miraculously, newly, periodically, single-handedly, successfully
(v.)revive
+ adverb
briefly, downtown, economically, sharply, time
(v.)revive
+ noun
alliance,
amendment,
brand,
career,
classic,
controversy,
craft,
custom,
dance,
debate,
decade,
doctrine,
draft,
economy,
empire,
fishery,
fortune,
franchise,
genre,
glory,
industry,
interest,
landmark,
libel,
memory,
moribund,
paramedics,
peace,
popularity,
proposal,
prospect,
reputation,
ritual,
speculation,
spirit,
talk,
tradition
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| derivations: |
revivable (adj.), revivably (adv.), revivingly (adv.), reviver (n.) |
Revive comes from a Latin word that means "to live again."
The word revive
contains the following parts:
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
viv, vivi, vit
Latin
root
that means life, living, live
Example words:
aquavit, arborvitae, avitaminosis, convivial, devitalize, inter vivos, joie de vivre, modus vivendi, qui vive, redivivus, revitalize, revive, survival, survive, survivor, viable, vital, vital signs, vital statistics, vitalism, vitality, vitamin, viva, viva voce, vivace, vivacious, vivarium, vive, vivid, vivify, vivisection
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