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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
  • ˈԲ, adjective
  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·a·i·ٲ noun
  • ·a· adverb
  • ·İ noun
  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • un·a· adjective
  • ܲr· adjective
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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But when Totone learns that his region’s Gruyère-like specialty can land a 30,000-euro payday from a contest, he’s spurred, with his friends’ help, to revive his family’s operation and make a prizewinning Comté cheese.

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After months of protests, Thailand revived the lese-majeste law for the first time in more than two years.

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So by using tariffs to eliminate trade deficits, Trump hopes to revive US manufacturing and protect jobs.

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An update to Call of Duty: Warzone has revived a fan favourite - a map called Verdansk, based in Ukraine, where people around the world can play each other online.

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According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, "The technology sector will be the fastest sector to restart and revive because it requires minimal resources to start, namely a laptop, electricity and the Internet."

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