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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Emergency crews were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
The story follows staffers at a dying Midwestern newspaper whose publisher is trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The first iteration of the Royals was relocated to Kansas City in 2020, and the league gave RSL the option to revive it at a future date for a fee of roughly $500,000.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Emergency crews were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
The story follows staffers at a dying Midwestern newspaper whose publisher is trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The first iteration of the Royals was relocated to Kansas City in 2020, and the league gave RSL the option to revive it at a future date for a fee of roughly $500,000.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 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 3 May. 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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