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verb (used with object)

to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.

to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration.

to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again.

to make operative or valid again.

to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion.

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to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories.

to reanimate or cheer (the spirit, heart, etc., or a person).

Chemistry. to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

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verb (used without object)

to return to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, or a flourishing condition.

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to recover from financial depression.

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to be quickened, restored, or renewed, as hope, confidence, suspicions, or memories.

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to return to notice, use, or currency, as a subject, practice, or doctrine.

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to become operative or valid again.

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Chemistry. to recover the natural or uncombined state, as a metal.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English reviven < Latin revīvere to live again, equivalent to re- re- + vīvere to live, be alive; compare vital

Related forms

re·viv·a·ble, adjective

re·viv·a·bil·i·ty, noun

re·viv·a·bly, adverb

re·viv·er, noun

re·viv·ing·ly, adverb

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un·re·viv·a·ble, adjective

un·re·vived, adjective

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Synonyms
1, 4. reactivate. 2. revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate. 6. rouse, refresh.

Antonyms
2. kill.

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Example Sentences

Engineers had hoped that the rover would revive when spring returned, but they never heard from it again.

His wife was rescued, but efforts to revive him failed.

Nokia is reportedly seeking an outsider to revive it.

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Engineers had hoped that the rover would revive when spring returned, but they never heard from it again.

His wife was rescued, but efforts to revive him failed.

Nokia is reportedly seeking an outsider to revive it.

With so many people out of work, bold and creative ideas are needed to revive floundering economies.

Now the ringmaster of light can stop it, extinguish it and revive it-and thereby give quantum information a new look.

The city is doing its part to revive certain locations, but there is a lot of work to be done.

The tradition of baking is one that many families revive at this time of year.

If you can walk over them before the skull turns black and fades away, you'll revive them.

Libraries can help to revive interest in underused books.

His idea was that bringing down the deficit would allow bond yields and interest rates to fall, and help revive the economy.

Now proponents hope to revive the romance of human space exploration.

Restoring blood flow can revive enough neurons to significantly improve recovery.

The rough neighborhood has the chance to revive to its former grandeur if the right person comes along.

I've tried to revive this log with soakings in diluted bleach, with mold-shaving sessions, with tight wrappings in plastic.

Zonbu is attempting to revive the oft-tried/never-successful era of subscription-based computing.

Sprigman would also have us revive the renewal requirement.

The aim is to revive the economy, by preventing yields from rising too fast.

Conservationists hope that captive-breeding programs and relocation to predator-free islands will help revive the species.

My father died twice, the first time intensive care was able to revive him.

The move is supposed to be the first step in a push to revive the moribund arms control process.

Veba has also seemed keen to revive its share price.

China looks to a new generation of model workers to revive its decaying industrial heartland.

You're easy pickin's for any enemy that spots you, but if a teammate gets to you first, they can revive you.

There are those on the reservation trying to revive and honor traditional culture that thrived alongside these animals.

Many who attempted to do so reported bricking their iPhones, requiring a software restore to revive them.

Allowing development on the land could raise revenue and help revive the community's economy.

Rescuers tried to revive them as soon as their faces were clear.

Molecules that expose our genes may also revive our recollections and our ability to learn.

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier.

Doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive him with naloxone, a drug used to treat opiate overdoses.

But have they done enough to revive the sickly world.

Imaging study finds that pure oxygen feeds routinely administered to revive stroke victims and others may do more harm.

There are on going attempts to revive some of that life but as yet they have been faltering at best.

Be warned that this stuff smells awful--it's what they used to use to revive ladies who fainted.

It has helped revive ailing campaigns, including the fight against polio.

Now the ringmaster of light can stop it, extinguish it and revive it-and thereby give.

Carr has risked millions of dollars in an effort to revive a national park across.

Perhaps she will revive the series in a decade or so and enchant a whole new generation of children and adults.

They all express their determination to revive the decrepit economy and snuff out corruption and poverty.

It is especially pronounced if you blink your eyes to revive the image to slow down the fading.

It's a model he believes will revive the music industry.

Suppressed until recently as enemies of the state, they now gather openly, promoting their plan to revive southern independence.

Team members race to revive a sedated tiger, even giving it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Earlier this year it was argued that such export-dependent economies could not revive until customers in the rich world did.

It might even revive a dormant effort to focus the military on antisatellite operations, as well.

The real boost to confidence may have come from the conviction that the central banks will act again to revive activity.

There are widespread calls for a stimulus package to revive the economy.

Now they plan to revive the debate, this time under the banner of public understanding of science.

J'ai beacoup apprécié vous lire et vous m'avez fait revive l'importance d'être francophone.

But the piecemeal efforts to revive ancient trades in frankincense, henna and hides do not begin to make up for livestock.

The villagers did not easily come around to the idea that they could work together and revive the valley.

If he is to win it, his government will need to revive a flagging economy and keep some of his election promises.

She's seeking ways to revive authentic rural businesses in the area.

If it is to revive the economy, the government may have to decide either to dollarise or to devalue.

If its new government floats the peso, however, the block could eventually revive.

They hope it would revive the province's economy by attracting tourism and industry.

Disgruntled shareholders will be sure to watch closely in this attempt to revive the global ambitions of his predecessor.

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World English Dictionary

revive (rɪˈvaɪv)

—vb
1.	to bring or be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; resuscitate or be resuscitated: revived by a drop of whisky
2.	to give or assume new vitality; flourish again or cause to flourish again
3.	to make or become operative or active again: the youth movement was revived
4.	to bring or come into use or currency again: to revive a language
5.	(tr) to take up again: he revived his old hobby
6.	to bring or come back to mind
7.	(tr) theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)

[C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin revīvere, from re- + vīvere to live; see vivid]

re'vivable

—*adj*

reviva'bility

—n

re'vivably

—*adv*

re'viver

—n

re'viving

—*adj*

re'vivingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

revive

early 15c., from M.Fr. revivre (10c.), from L. revivere "to live again," from re- "again" + vivere "to live" (see vital).

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Medical Dictionary

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.

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