[ri-vahyv] 
verb, -vived, -viv⋅ing.| 1. | to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds. |
| 2. | to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration. |
| 3. | to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again. |
| 4. | to make operative or valid again. |
| 5. | to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion. |
| 6. | to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories. |
| 7. | to reanimate or cheer (the spirit, heart, etc., or a person). |
| 8. | Chemistry. to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, as a metal. |
| 9. | to return to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, or a flourishing condition. |
| 10. | to recover from financial depression. |
| 11. | to be quickened, restored, or renewed, as hope, confidence, suspicions, or memories. |
| 12. | to return to notice, use, or currency, as a subject, practice, or doctrine. |
| 13. | to become operative or valid again. |
| 14. | Chemistry. to recover the natural or uncombined state, as a metal. |
| re·vive (rĭ-vīv') v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives v. tr.
[Middle English reviven, from Old French revivre, from Latin revīvere, to live again : re-, re- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] re·viv'a·ble adj., re·viv'er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to give renewed well-being, vitality, or strength to: rains that revive lawns; an invalid restored by fresh air; resuscitating old hopes; a celebration that revivified our spirits. |
revive re·vive (rĭ-vīv')
v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives
To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.
To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.