revive

[ri-vahyv] /rɪˈvaɪv/
verb (used with object), revived, reviving.
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.
verb (used without object), revived, reviving.
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.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English reviven < Latin revīvere to live again, equivalent to re- re- + vīvere to live, be alive; cf. vital
Related forms
revivable, adjective
revivability, noun
revivably, adverb
reviver, noun
revivingly, adverb
unrevivable, adjective
unrevived, adjective
Synonyms
1, 4. reactivate. 2. revitalize, reanimate, resuscitate. 6. rouse, refresh.
Antonyms
2. kill.
Examples from the web for revive
  • Next day the wolves bring back the novice dead, and the members of the society have to revive him.
  • Engineers had hoped that the rover would revive when spring returned, but they never heard from it again.
  • With so many people out of work, bold and creative ideas are needed to revive floundering economies.
  • Now the ringmaster of light can stop it, extinguish it and revive it-and thereby give quantum information a new look.
  • The city is doing its part to revive certain locations, but there is a lot of work to be done.
  • The tradition of baking is one that many families revive at this time of year.
  • Libraries can help to revive interest in underused books.
  • His idea was that bringing down the deficit would allow bond yields and interest rates to fall, and help revive the economy.
  • Restoring blood flow can revive enough neurons to significantly improve recovery.
  • The aim is to revive the economy, by preventing yields from rising too fast.
British Dictionary definitions for revive

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.
(transitive) to take up again: he revived his old hobby
6.
to bring or come back to mind
7.
(transitive) (theatre) to mount a new production of (an old play)
Derived Forms
revivable, adjective
revivability, noun
revivably, adverb
reviver, noun
reviving, adjective
revivingly, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin revīvere, from re- + vīvere to live; see vivid
Word Origin and History for revive
v.

early 15c., "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre (10c.), from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" (see re-) + vivere "to live" (see vital). Meaning "bring back to notice or fashion" is from mid-15c. Related: Revived; reviving.

revive in Medicine

revive re·vive (rĭ-vīv')
v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives

  1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate.

  2. To regain health, vigor, or good spirits.