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re·vive
\rə̇ˈvīv, rēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reviven, from Middle French revivre, from Latin revivere to live again, from re- + vivere to live — more at quick
intransitive verb
1. : to return to consciousness or life : recover life, vigor, or strength : become reanimated or reinvigorated : become active, operative, valid, or flourishing again
< hope revived in him >
< the drooping plants revived in the rain >
2. : to recover the metallic state — used especially of a metal
transitive verb
1. : to restore to consciousness or life : reanimate, revitalize
2. : to raise from languor, depression, or discouragement : bring into action after a suspension : make active, operative, valid, or flourishing again : reinvigorate
3. : to raise from a state of neglect or disuse : bring back (as into currency, use, performance)
< revive a play >
4. : to renew in the mind or memory : bring to recollection : recall attention to
< reviving the scene in his mind >
5.
a. : to reduce or restore (as a metal after calcination) to the metallic state
b. : revivify
6. : rejuvenate 3 |