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   Re·vive

   /rəˈvīv/

   

   verb

   • 1. restore to life or consciousness: "both men collapsed, but were revived" Similar resuscitatebring aroundbring to lifebring backbring someone (back) to their sensesbring back to consciousnessbring back from the edge of deathrescuesavegive artificial respiration togive the kiss of life togive cardiac massage todefibrillateregain consciousnessrecover consciousnesscome aroundcome to lifecome to one's sensesrecoverawakewake up
   • ▪ regain life, consciousness, or strength: "she was beginning to revive from her faint"
   • ▪ give new strength or energy to: "the cool, refreshing water revived us all" Similar reinvigoraterevitalizerefreshenergizereanimateresuscitatebracefortifystrengthenrevivifyrejuvenateregeneraterenewbreathe new life intoenlivenstimulatefreshenOpposite torpefy
   • ▪ restore interest in or the popularity of: "many pagan traditions continue or are being revived" Similar reintroducere-establishrestoreresurrectrelaunchbring backreinstallreinstituteregeneraterevitalizeresuscitatebreathe new life intogive a new lease of life toreinvigoraterenewawakenwake uprejuvenatestimulatearchaic:renovateOpposite abolish
   • ▪ improve the position or condition of: "the paper made panicky attempts to revive falling sales"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French revivre or late Latin revivere, from Latin re- ‘back’ + vivere ‘live’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. revivable adjective
   • 2. reviver noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   REVIVE definition: 1. to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use: 2. to come or bring…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of REVIVE is to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again. How to use revive in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REVIVE meaning: 1. to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use: 2. to come or bring…. Learn more.

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   Revive definition: to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew. See examples of REVIVE used in a sentence.

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   To revive something is to provide it with new energy or life, like when you revive a drooping plant by watering it, or when you revive a boring party by breaking out the karaoke machine.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to become conscious again or make someone conscious again: A police officer tried unsuccessfully to revive her. revive verb (FEEL BETTER) to start to feel healthier and more active again, or to make someone feel this way: A cup of tea and something to eat might revive you.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREVIVE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   revive. When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again. ...an attempt to revive the economy. When someone revives a play, opera, or ballet, they present a new production of it.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › reviveRevive Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To come or bring back into use or attention. Webster's New World. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice. Revived a fad from the 1980s. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (11) Synonyms: think. retain. reminisce. recollect. recall. mind. bethink. remember. restore. return.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrevive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    revive. [intransitive, transitive] to become, or to make somebody/something become, conscious or healthy and strong again. The flowers soon revived in water. The economy is beginning to revive. revive somebody/something The paramedics couldn't revive her.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordREVIVE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    1. When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again. [...] 2. When someone revives a play, opera, or ballet, they present a new production of it. [...] 3. If you manage to revive someone who has fainted or if they revive, they become conscious again.