re ‧ vive /rɪˈvaɪv/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: revivre , from Latin revivere 'to live again' ]
1 . [transitive] to bring something back after it has not been used or has not existed for a period of time:
Local people have decided to revive this centuries-old tradition.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] to become healthy and strong again, or to make someone or something healthy and strong again ⇨ recover :
The economy is beginning to revive.
an attempt to revive the steel industry
The doctors revived her with injections of glucose.
3 . [transitive] to produce a play again after it has not been performed for a long time:
A London theatre has decided to revive the 1950s musical ‘In Town’.