rə̇ˈvīv, rēˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English reviven, from Middle French revivre, from Latin revivere to live again, from re- + vivere to live — more at quick
intransitive verb
1. : to return to consciousness or life : recover life, vigor, or strength : become reanimated or reinvigorated : become active, operative, valid, or flourishing again
hope revived in him
the drooping plants revived in the rain
2. : to recover the metallic state — used especially of a metal
transitive verb
1. : to restore to consciousness or life : reanimate , revitalize
2. : to raise from languor, depression, or discouragement : bring into action after a suspension : make active, operative, valid, or flourishing again : reinvigorate
3. : to raise from a state of neglect or disuse : bring back (as into currency, use, performance)
revive a play
4. : to renew in the mind or memory : bring to recollection : recall attention to
reviving the scene in his mind
5.
a. : to reduce or restore (as a metal after calcination) to the metallic state
b. : revivify
6. : rejuvenate 3