revived; reviving
: to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
Business is beginning to revive.
1
: to restore to consciousness, life, or healthy condition
doctors trying to revive a patient
Water revived the wilting flowers.
2
: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state : bring back
The movie revived her career.
3
: to renew in the mind or memory
Visiting the old house revived childhood memories.
reviver
noun
Examples of revive in a Sentence
The success of the movie has revived her career.
The government is trying to revive the economy.
Our spirits were revived by his enthusiasm.
The store's business is beginning to revive.
The family is trying to revive an old custom.
He has decided to revive Molière's Tartuffe.
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The Fourth Circuit’s June ruling revived the immigration judges’ lawsuit and sent it back to the federal trial court for fact-finding regarding whether civil service laws were functioning properly.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Scientists in China revived Einstein’s 1927 challenge with a single-atom setup, reaffirming Bohr’s rule and opening fresh quantum paths.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
Novorossiya, or New Russia, is a historical term referring to territories toward the west during the Russian empire; Putin has revived the term, and used it in declaring the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as part of Russia in 2014.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
New murals brighten the streets, longtime storefronts have been revived, and many historic buildings have been restored with original floors, tall ceilings, and a thoughtful mix of old and new.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Scientists in China revived Einstein’s 1927 challenge with a single-atom setup, reaffirming Bohr’s rule and opening fresh quantum paths.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
Novorossiya, or New Russia, is a historical term referring to territories toward the west during the Russian empire; Putin has revived the term, and used it in declaring the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as part of Russia in 2014.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
New murals brighten the streets, longtime storefronts have been revived, and many historic buildings have been restored with original floors, tall ceilings, and a thoughtful mix of old and new.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revive
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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revive. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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revive
verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv 
revived; reviving
1
: to make (someone or something) strong, active, or healthy again
2
: to bring back into use or popularity
trying to revive an old custom
reviver
noun
Medical Definition
revive
verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv
revived; reviving
: to return to consciousness or life
1
: to restore to consciousness or life
2
: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
Legal Definition
revive
transitive verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv
revived; reviving
: to restore the force, effect, or validity of (as a contract, will, or action)
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