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re·vive
(rĭ-vīv′)v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives
v.tr.
1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate: revived the passenger who fainted.
2. To give new health, strength, or spirit to: was revived by the long shower; a speech that revived morale.
3.
a. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice: revived a fad from the 1980s.
b. To present (an old play, for example) again.
4. To renew in the mind; recall: an experience that revived a bad memory.
v.intr.
1. To return to life or consciousness: The patient revived after the anesthetic wore off.
2. To regain health, vigor, or good spirits: We only revived after the heat wave broke.
3. To return to use, currency, activity, or notice: His interest in sculpture revived late in life.
[Middle English reviven, from Old French revivre, from Latin revīvere, to live again : re-, re- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
re·viv′a·ble adj.
re·viv′er n.
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revive
(rɪˈvaɪv)vb
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. (Theatre) (tr) theatre to mount a new production of (an old play)
[C15: from Old French revivre to live again, from Latin revīvere, from re- + vīvere to live; see vivid]
reˈvivable adj
reˌvivaˈbility n
reˈvivably adv
reˈviver n
reˈviving adj
reˈvivingly adv
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re•vive
(rɪˈvaɪv)v. -vived, -viv•ing. v.t.
1. to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
2. to restore to life or consciousness.
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 an old word.
6. to renew in the mind; recall.
7. to reanimate or cheer.
v.i.8. to return to life, consciousness, vigor, or strength.
9. to be quickened, restored, or renewed.
10. to become operative or valid again.
[1375–1425; < Latin revīvere to live again =re- re- + vīvere to live]
re•viv′a•ble, adj.
re•viv′er, n.
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revive
Past participle: revived
Gerund: reviving
| Imperative |
|---|
| revive |
| revive |
| Present |
|---|
| I revive |
| you revive |
| he/she/it revives |
| we revive |
| you revive |
| they revive |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I revived |
| you revived |
| he/she/it revived |
| we revived |
| you revived |
| they revived |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am reviving |
| you are reviving |
| he/she/it is reviving |
| we are reviving |
| you are reviving |
| they are reviving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have revived |
| you have revived |
| he/she/it has revived |
| we have revived |
| you have revived |
| they have revived |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was reviving |
| you were reviving |
| he/she/it was reviving |
| we were reviving |
| you were reviving |
| they were reviving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had revived |
| you had revived |
| he/she/it had revived |
| we had revived |
| you had revived |
| they had revived |
| Future |
|---|
| I will revive |
| you will revive |
| he/she/it will revive |
| we will revive |
| you will revive |
| they will revive |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have revived |
| you will have revived |
| he/she/it will have revived |
| we will have revived |
| you will have revived |
| they will have revived |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be reviving |
| you will be reviving |
| he/she/it will be reviving |
| we will be reviving |
| you will be reviving |
| they will be reviving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been reviving |
| you have been reviving |
| he/she/it has been reviving |
| we have been reviving |
| you have been reviving |
| they have been reviving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been reviving |
| you will have been reviving |
| he/she/it will have been reviving |
| we will have been reviving |
| you will have been reviving |
| they will have been reviving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been reviving |
| you had been reviving |
| he/she/it had been reviving |
| we had been reviving |
| you had been reviving |
| they had been reviving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would revive |
| you would revive |
| he/she/it would revive |
| we would revive |
| you would revive |
| they would revive |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have revived |
| you would have revived |
| he/she/it would have revived |
| we would have revived |
| you would have revived |
| they would have revived |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" reboot, boot, bring up - cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" resurrect, upraise, raise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" |
| 2. | revive - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" | |
| 3. | revive - be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived" flourish, thrive, expand, boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" | |
| 4. | revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" republish - revive (a cancelled will or a libel) | |
| 5. | revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
revive
verb
4. refresh, restore, comfort, cheer, renew, resurrect, rejuvenate, revitalize, reinvigorate, revivify Superb food and drink revived our little band.
refresh exhaust, weary, tire out, enervate
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
revive
verb1. To cause to come back to life or consciousness:
2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:
3. To bring back into existence or use:
4. To renew an image or thought in the mind:
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Translations
يُعيد إسْتِعْماليُنَشِّطُيُنْعِش، يُحْيي
oživitvzkřísitobnovit
genoplivelive op igenblomstre op igen
elvyttää
oživjeti
felújít
endurvekjalífga viî; endurvekja
復活する
소생시키다
atgimimas
atdzīvinātatdzīvotiesatjaunot
vrniti k zavesti
återuppliva
ฟื้นฟู
ayıl makcanlan makcanlanmakyeniden beğeni kazan mak
làm sống lại
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
revive
vt person (from fainting, from fatigue) → (wieder or neu) beleben, munter machen (inf); (from near death) → wiederbeleben; economy → wieder beleben, wieder ankurbeln; confidence → neu stärken; memories → wieder lebendig werden lassen; fashion, custom, usage, hatred, speculation, fears → wieder aufleben lassen; friendship, old habit, word → wieder aufgreifen, wieder aufnehmen; old play, talks, career → wieder aufnehmen; a glass of brandy will revive you → ein Glas Weinbrand wird Sie wieder beleben or wieder auf die Beine bringen; to revive interest in something → neues Interesse an etw (dat) → wecken; to revive the fortunes of somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache wieder auf die Beine helfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
revive
(rəˈvaiv) verb1. to come, or bring, back to consciousness, strength, health etc. They attempted to revive the woman who had fainted; She soon revived; The flowers revived in water; to revive someone's hopes.
2. to come or bring back to use etc. This old custom has recently (been) revived.
reˈvival noun1. the act of reviving or state of being revived. the revival of the invalid / of our hopes.
2. (a time of) new or increased interest in something. a religious revival.
3. (the act of producing) an old and almost forgotten play, show etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
revive
→ يُنَشِّطُ oživit genoplive wiederbeleben αναβιώνω reanimar elvyttää ranimer oživjeti resuscitare 復活する 소생시키다 herleven gjenopplive ożywić ressuscitar оживать återuppliva ฟื้นฟู canlanmak làm sống lại 复兴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
revive
v. revivir, resucitar, reanimar, dar vida.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
revive - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"