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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.

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 g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

re·viv′a·ble adj.

re·viv′er n.

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revive

(rɪˈvaɪv)

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.

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

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Verb	1.	revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" resuscitate 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" reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, renovate, animate, quicken, repair 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" resurrect 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" resuscitate, come to 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"

revive

verb

1. revitalize, restore, rally, renew, renovate, rekindle, kick-start (informal), breathe new life into, invigorate, reanimate an attempt to revive the economy

2. bring round, awaken, animate, rouse, resuscitate, bring back to life They tried in vain to revive him.

3. come round, recover, quicken, spring up again After three days in a coma, he revived.

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

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revive

verb

1. To cause to come back to life or consciousness:

bring around (or round), restore, resuscitate, revivify.

2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:

reactivate, reanimate, reawaken, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revivify.

3. To bring back into existence or use:

reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, renew, restore, return.

4. To renew an image or thought in the mind:

bethink, mind, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce, retain, think.

Idiom: bring to mind.

Translations

يُعيد إسْتِعْماليُنَشِّطُيُنْعِش، يُحْيي

oživitvzkřísitobnovit

genoplivelive op igenblomstre op igen

wiederbeleben erquicken

αναβιώνω

reanimar recuperar reponer resurgir revivir

elvyttää

ranimer ressusciter revivre

oživjeti

felújít

endurvekjalífga viî; endurvekja

esumare far rivivere resuscitare revivalista rianimare

復活する

소생시키다

atgimimas

atdzīvinātatdzīvotiesatjaunot

herleven nieuw leven inblazen doen herleven

gjenopplive komme til bevissthet vekke til live

ożywić

ressuscitar

оживать воскресать

vrniti k zavesti

återuppliva

ฟื้นฟู

ayıl makcanlan makcanlanmakyeniden beğeni kazan mak

làm sống lại

使再流行复兴复活苏醒

revive

[rɪˈvaɪv]

A. VT

1. [+ person] (to life, spirits) → reanimar
this will revive you → esto te reanimará

2. [+ fire] → avivar; [+ old customs] → restablecer, recuperar; [+ hopes, suspicions] → despertar; [+ accusation] → volver a, volver a hacer
to revive sb's courage → infundir nuevos ánimos a algn

3. (Theat) [+ play] → reponer

B. VI

1. [person] (from faint) → reanimarse, volver en sí; (from tiredness, shock etc) → reponerse, recuperarse; (from apparent death) → revivir

2. [hope, emotions] → renacer; [business, trade] → reactivarse
interest in Gongora has revived → ha renacido el interés por Góngora
the pound has revived → la libra se ha recuperado
his courage revived → recobró su fortaleza de ánimo

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revive

[rɪˈvaɪv]

[+ person] (from unconsciousness, coma) → ranimer
The nurses tried to revive him → Les infirmières ont essayé de le ranimer.

[+ economy, trade, career, trend, interest, fashion] → relancer; [+ fears, anger, memories] → raviver; [+ doubts] → réveiller; [+ custom] → rétablir; [+ hope, courage] → raviver

[+ play, opera, ballet] → reprendre

[person] → reprendre connaissance

[hope] → renaître; [activity, economy, trade] → reprendre; [interest] → être relancé(e)

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

vi (person, from fainting) → wieder zu sich kommen; (from fatigue) → wieder aufleben, wieder munter werden; (hope, feelings) → wieder aufleben; (business, trade) → wieder aufblühen

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revive

[rɪˈvaɪv]

1. vt (person) → rianimare; (from faint) → far riprendere i sensi a (fig) (spirits) → risollevare; (old customs) → far tornare di moda, far rivivere; (hopes, courage) → riaccendere; (suspicions) → risvegliare, ridestare (Theatre) (play) → riprendere

2. vi (person, business, trade, activity) → riprendersi, rianimarsi; (hope, emotions) → riaccendersi, rinascere

revive

(rəˈvaiv) verb

1. 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 noun

1. 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.

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

revive

v. revivir, resucitar, reanimar, dar vida.

revive

vt reanimar

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"I will see if I can revive him," said Clayton at length.

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'Then,' said Mrs Boffin, 'we agree not to revive John Harmon's name, but to let it rest in the grave.

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He crept to it to revive himself, lifted the upper part of his body on his trembling arms, thrust forward his head and saw the reflection of his face, as in a mirror.

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I wish I could hear it once more; it would revive me, it would bring back her face and the mountains and the free life, and I would come - if I were dying I would come!

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During the first months of the year 1867 the question seemed buried, never to revive, when new facts were brought before the public.

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The reader may perhaps be surprized, that, instead of endeavouring to revive the patient, the learned gentlemen should fall immediately into a dispute on the occasion of his death; but in reality all such experiments had been made before their arrival: for the captain was put into a warm bed, had his veins scarified, his forehead chafed, and all sorts of strong drops applied to his lips and nostrils.

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But let not a man trust his victory over his nature, too far; for nature will lay buried a great time, and yet revive, upon the occasion or temptation.

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If you, please, then, I will revive the argument of Thrasymachus.

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But Don Quixote, supported by his intrepid heart, leaped on Rocinante, and bracing his buckler on his arm, brought his pike to the slope, and said, "Friend Sancho, know that I by Heaven's will have been born in this our iron age to revive revive in it the age of gold, or the golden as it is called; I am he for whom perils, mighty achievements, and valiant deeds are reserved; I am, I say again, he who is to revive the Knights of the Round Table, the Twelve of France and the Nine Worthies; and he who is to consign to oblivion the Platirs, the Tablantes, the Olivantes and Tirantes, the Phoebuses and Belianises, with the whole herd of famous knights-errant of days gone by, performing in these in which I live such exploits, marvels, and feats of arms as shall obscure their brightest deeds.

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Under similar circumstances, revive me the illustrious Newton.

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Seeing every where grave but composed features, and meeting in no eye any expression that threatened immediate violence, the miserable man began to revive; and, by the time he was seated in the wagon, his artful faculties were beginning to plot the expedients of parrying the just resentment of his kinsmen, or, if these should fail him, the means of escaping from a punishment that his forebodings told him would be terrible.

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The police foresaw this, and it ceased to agitate, in order to bring the republicans into discredit; men must eat, and trade was permitted to revive a little.