Full definition of revive
Verb
- (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
- (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, 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.
- (transitive) To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.Hopefully this new paint job should revive the surgery waiting room
- (transitive) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
- (transitive) Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.
- 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
- (intransitive) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
- (transitive) To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic staterevive a metal after calcination.
