[re.vive] vb re.vived ; re.viv.ing [ME, fr. MF revivre, fr. L revivere to live again, fr. re- + vivere to live--more at quick] vi (15c): to return to consciousness or life: become active or flourishing again ~ vt 1: to restore to consciousness or life
2: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state: bring back
3: to renew in the mind or memory -- re.viv.able adj -- re.viv.er n