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revive

[ri-vahyv]

verb (used with object)

revived, reviving 
  1. to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.

    to revive old feuds.

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  2. to restore to life or consciousness.

    We revived him with artificial respiration.

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

  4. to make operative or valid again.

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  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.

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  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.



verb (used without object)

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

  2. to recover from financial depression.

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

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

  5. to become operative or valid again.

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

revive

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • revivable adjective
  • revivability noun
  • revivably adverb
  • reviver noun
  • revivingly adverb
  • unrevivable adjective
  • unrevived adjective
  • ˈԲ adverb
  • ˈԲ adjective
  • ˈ adjective
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˌˈٲ noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English reviven, from Latin ī “to live again,” from re- re- + ī “to live” ( vital )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revive1

C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin ī , from re- + ī to live; see vivid
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Expectations were high for the Universal film, which revives a profitable franchise for the studio.

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The opening batter was catapulted back into the Australian side in the 2021-22 Ashes series after Travis Head got Covid, and made hundreds in both innings which revived his international career.

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"A lot of explosions happened; our dreams did not stop on that. Today we are reviving the engineering profession, which collapsed 30 years ago. That means there is hope."

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John Giddings who revived the festival after a break in 2002 said he relied on "gut feeling" when booking headline acts.

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The Champions League awaits, and so does a mission to revive Spurs as a Premier League force.

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