revive

1 to bring back to life, practice, or activity <an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances> Synonyms reanimate, recharge, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revivify, rewake, rewaken Related Words jump-start, kick-start; reactivate, restart; reinvent; refresh, refreshen Near Antonyms extinguish, kill, quench, suppress

2 to bring back to a former condition or vigor <around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee> Synonyms freshen, recharge, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, renew, revivifyRelated Words make over, overhaul, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refurbish, rehab, rehabilitate, remake, remodel, renovate; refill, replenish, resupply; modernize, update

3 to gain consciousness again <the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address> Synonyms come around, come round, come toRelated Words pull through, rally, recover; awake, awaken, wake upNear Antonyms black out, faint, pass out