revived; reviving
: to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
1
: to restore to consciousness or life
2
: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state : bring back
3
: to renew in the mind or memory
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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Starbucks is bulking up staffing as Niccol pushes to revive sales in part by speeding up service.
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Other small towns and villages across Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to revive shrinking communities.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
To celebrate Pride month, McClane has revived a project combining portraits and quotes from LGBTQ+ individuals to express their stories.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
The dispute revives tensions between the objectors’ firm, MoloLamken LP, and the attorneys representing the House plaintiffs—Winston & Strawn’s Jeffrey Kessler and Hagens Berman’s Steve Berman—over the historic antitrust settlement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Other small towns and villages across Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to revive shrinking communities.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
To celebrate Pride month, McClane has revived a project combining portraits and quotes from LGBTQ+ individuals to express their stories.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
The dispute revives tensions between the objectors’ firm, MoloLamken LP, and the attorneys representing the House plaintiffs—Winston & Strawn’s Jeffrey Kessler and Hagens Berman’s Steve Berman—over the historic antitrust settlement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 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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