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Definitions for Revive

[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.
[15] to bring or be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; resuscitate or be resuscitated revived by a drop of whisky
[16] to give or assume new vitality; flourish again or cause to flourish again
[17] to make or become operative or active again the youth movement was revived
[18] to bring or come into use or currency again to revive a language
[19] (tr) to take up again he revived his old hobby
[20] to bring or come back to mind
[21] (tr) theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)

Words related to Revive

restore, renovate, rejuvenate, strengthen, energize, encourage, repair, resurrect, invigorate, renew, arouse, revitalize, resuscitate, recover, rekindle, overcome, quicken, rouse, console, solace

Words nearby Revive

revitalize, revival, revival of learning, revivalism, revivalist, revive, revivification, revivify, reviviscence, revivor, revocable

Origin of Revive

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

Other words from Revive

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
un·re·viv·a·ble , adjective
un·re·vived , adjective

Word origin for Revive

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

Synonyms for Revive

arouse, encourage, energize, invigorate, overcome, quicken, recover, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, renovate, repair, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, strengthen, animate, awaken, brighten, cheer, comfort, console, enkindle, enliven, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, please, rally, reanimate, recondition, refresh, relieve, rouse, solace, bounce back, breathe new life into, bring around, bring to, come around, come to life, make whole, snap out of it, spring up, touch up, wake up