revive

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verb

Definition of 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, revive, revivify

Related 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, revive

Related Words pull through, rally, recover; awake, awaken, wake up

Near Antonyms black out, faint, pass out