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Webster 1913 Edition

Revive

Re-vive′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Revived
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Reviving
.]
[F.
revivere
, L.
revivere
; pref.
re-
re- +
vivere
to live. See
Vivid
.]
1.
To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
Shak.
The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he
revived
.
1 Kings xvii. 22.
2.
Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression;
as, classical learning
revived
in the fifteenth century
.
3.
(Old Chem.)
To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.

Re-vive′

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
reviver
. See
Revive
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be
revived
.
Bp. Pearson.
2.
To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
Those gracious words
revive
my drooping thoughts.
Shakespeare
Your coming, friends,
revives
me.
Milton.
3.
Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse;
as, to
revive
letters or learning
.
4.
To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
“Revive the libels born to die.”
Swift.
The mind has a power in many cases to
revive
perceptions which it has once had.
Locke.
5.
(Old Chem.)
To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state;
as, to
revive
a metal after calcination
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Revive

REVI'VE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. revivisco; re and vivo, to live.]
1.
To return to life; to recover life.
The soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 1Kings 17. Romans 14.
2.
To recover new life or vigor; to be reanimated after depression.
When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. Gen. 45.
3.
To recover from a state of neglect, oblivion, obscurity or depression. Learning revived in Europe after the middle ages.
4.
In chimistry, to recover its natural state, as a metal.
Sin revives, when the conscience is awakened by a conviction of guilt. Romans 7.

REVI'VE

, v.t.
1.
To bring again to life; to reanimate.
2.
To raise from languor, depression or discouragement; to rouse; as, to revive the spirits or courage.
3.
To renew; to bring into action after a suspension; as, to revive a project or scheme that had been laid aside.
4.
To renew in the mind or memory; to recall.
The mind has the power in many cases to revive ideas or perceptions, which it has once had.
5.
To recover from a state of neglect or depression; as, to revive letters or learning.
6.
To recomfort; to quicken; to refresh with joy or hope.
Wilt thou not revive us again? Ps. 85.
7.
To bring again into notice.
Revive the libels born to die.
8.
In chimistry, to restore or reduce to its natural state or to its metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.

Definition 2024

revive

revive

English

Verb

revive ‎(third-person singular simple present revives, present participle reviving, simple past and past participle revived)

  1. (transitive) To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
    The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived. 1 Kings xvii. 22.
    The dying puppy was revived by a soft hand.
    Her grandmother refused to be revived if she lost consciousness
  2. (transitive) To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.
    In recent years, The Manx language has been revived after dying out and is now taught in some schools on the Isle of Man.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
      The incident immediately revived the debate about goal-line technology, with a final decision on whether it is introduced expected to be taken in Zurich on 5 July.
  3. (transitive) To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
    Hopefully this new paint job should revive the surgery waiting room
  4. (transitive) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
  5. (transitive) Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.
  6. To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
    The Harry Potter films revived the world's interest in wizardry
  7. (intransitive) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
  8. (transitive) To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state
    revive a metal after calcination.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

revīve

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of revīvō

Spanish

Verb

revive

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of revivir.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of revivir.

Etymology

From Middle French revivre, Latin revivere; prefix re- re- + vivere to live. See vivid.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪv

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