revive

Verb

Meaning

To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.

To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.

To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.

To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.

Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.

To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.

To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

resurrect renew recreate refresh resuscitate revivify rouse quicken improve restore repair recover heal regenerate animate
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Antonyms

lynch aqueduct slay tax damage break
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Hypernyms

turn expand restore boom stimulate thrive

Hyponyms

raise boot resurrect republish reboot bring up

Related terms

survive survival vivify revivification vivification

Phrases with the word

to revive

Derivatives

revived reviving

Examples

A hot soup will revive me Source: Internet

This will renovate my spirits Source: Internet

This treatment repaired my health Source: Internet

The patient came to quickly Source: Internet

She revived after the doctor gave her an injection Source: Internet

He revived this style of opera Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

revivalism revivalist revivalistic revived revivement reviver