REVIVE

vi to recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.

2. revive ·vi to restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.

3. revive ·vi hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.

4. revive ·vi to restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.

5. revive ·vi to return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

6. revive ·vi to raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.

7. revive ·vi to renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.

8. revive ·vi hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.