REVIVE


Meaning of REVIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈvīv ]

verb

( re·vived ; re·viv·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French revivre, from Latin revivere to live again, from re- + vivere to live — more at quick

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb

: to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again

transitive verb

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 -ˈvī-və-bəl adjective

• re·viv·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.