revive — re‧vive [rɪˈvaɪv] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if a company, the economy etc revives, or if something revives it, it becomes stronger or more active: • Some regions, such as the Northeast, will revive much more slowly than the national… … Financial and business terms
Revive — Re*vive , v. t. [Cf. F. reviver. See {Revive}, v. i.] 1. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. [1913 Webster] Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be revived. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise from coma,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revive — re·vive /ri vīv/ vt re·vived, re·viv·ing: to restore the force, effect, or validity of (as a contract, will, action, or judgment) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. revive … Law dictionary
Revive — Re*vive , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reviving}.] [F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re re + vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revive — re|vive [ rı vaıv ] verb ** ▸ 1 make (someone) become conscious again ▸ 2 succeed again ▸ 3 perform play again ▸ 4 feel something again ▸ 5 make someone feel better 1. ) transitive to make someone become conscious or alive again: Attempts to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
revive — re|vive [rıˈvaıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: revivre, from Latin revivere to live again ] 1.) [T] 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
revive — re•vive [[t]rɪˈvaɪv[/t]] v. vived, viv•ing 1) to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew 2) med to restore to life or consciousness 3) to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again 4) to make operative or valid again 5) to… … From formal English to slang
revive — re·vive ri vīv vb, re·vived; re·viv·ing vi to return to consciousness or life vt 1) to restore to consciousness or life 2) to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state re·viv·able vī və bəl adj … Medical dictionary
revive — re·vive || rɪ vaɪv v. resuscitate, bring back to life; renew, restore; reactivate, put into action again … English contemporary dictionary
revive — re·vive … English syllables
revive — To come back to the vigor of life. To bring back to the vigor of life. To effect a revival. The primary meaning of the word is “to give life to again. If it is a creative act to give life to dead matter once, it is no less a creative act to give… … Ballentine's law dictionary