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   revive

   /rɪˈvʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. restore to life or consciousness: "both men collapsed, but were revived" Similar resuscitatebring roundbring to lifebring backbring someone (back) to their sensesbring back to consciousnessbring back from the edge of deathrescuesavegive artificial respiration togive the kiss of life togive cardiac massage todefibrillateregain consciousnessrecover consciousnesscome roundcome to lifecome to one's sensesrecoverawakewake up
   • ▪ regain life, consciousness, or strength: "she was beginning to revive from her faint"
   • ▪ give new strength or energy to: "the cool, refreshing water revived us all" Similar reinvigoraterevitalizerefreshenergizereanimateresuscitatebracefortifystrengthenrevivifyrejuvenateregeneraterenewbreathe new life intoenlivenstimulatefreshenOpposite torpefy
   • ▪ restore interest in or the popularity of: "many pagan traditions are being revived" Similar reintroducere-establishrestoreresurrectrelaunchbring backreinstallreinstituteregeneraterevitalizeresuscitatebreathe new life intogive a new lease of life toreinvigoraterenewawakenwake uprejuvenatestimulatearchaic:renovateOpposite abolish
   • ▪ improve the position or condition of: "the paper made panicky attempts to revive falling sales"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French revivre or late Latin revivere, from Latin re- ‘back’ + vivere ‘live’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. revivable adjective
   • 2. reviver noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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