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 show was later revived in 2021 as the YouTube series, Growing Up Putman, but their last upload was in January.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Kardashian wasn’t the only sister who revived a fashion relic; Kylie Jenner plucked a black crêpe strapless dress with white ponyhair stripes from the John Galliano 1995 archive.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
Funnyman Chevy Chase wasn't laughing in 2021, when he was revived from the dead, a new documentary reveals.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
His show was revived less than a week later and is now set to air until at least May 2027.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Kardashian wasn’t the only sister who revived a fashion relic; Kylie Jenner plucked a black crêpe strapless dress with white ponyhair stripes from the John Galliano 1995 archive.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
Funnyman Chevy Chase wasn't laughing in 2021, when he was revived from the dead, a new documentary reveals.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
His show was revived less than a week later and is now set to air until at least May 2027.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 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 29 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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