revive

[ ri-vahyv ]

verb (used with object)

, re·vived, re·viv·ing.

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

   to revive old feuds.

   Synonyms: reactivate

2. to restore to life or consciousness:

   We revived him with artificial respiration.

   Synonyms: resuscitate, reanimate, revitalize

   Antonyms: kill

3. to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again.
4. to make operative or valid again.

   Synonyms: reactivate

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.

   Synonyms: refresh, rouse

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)

, re·vived, re·viv·ing.

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

/ rɪˈvaɪv /

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)

Derived Forms

• reˈvivingly, adverb
• reˈviving, adjective
• reˈvivable, adjective
• reˈvivably, adverb
• reˌvivaˈbility, noun
• reˈviver, noun

Other Words From

• 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 History and Origins

Origin of revive¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English reviven, from Latin revīvere “to live again,” from re- re- + vīvere “to live” ( vital )

Word History and Origins

Origin of revive¹

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

Example Sentences

His successor will face the challenge that Africa’s best formula for peace and security lies in norm-based multilateral cooperation, but 2025 will be an inauspicious year for reviving that project.

From BBC

Some have pondered that Ms Gray may be offered a seat in the House of Lords – but would that revive all of these issues again?

From BBC

His last coaching job was at Nevada Las Vegas, where he temporarily revived a moribund program.

From Los Angeles Times

Moore questioned whether "the feudal spirit will be ever revived on the Western Continent again," describing it as "a social and political authority founded upon the subjugation of a weaker, by a more powerful race."

From Salon

The push to revive it gained traction during Trump’s first term with his oft-repeated complaints that America’s allies weren’t pulling their weight.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arouse
• encourage
• energize
• invigorate
• overcome
• quicken
• recover
• rejuvenate
• rekindle
• renew
• renovate
• repair
• restore
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• revitalize
• strengthen