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revive

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of revive

reanimate, recharge, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, rewake, rewaken
Words Related to revive

jump-start, kick-start

reactivate, restart

reinvent

refresh, refreshen
Near Antonyms of revive

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 of revive

freshen, recharge, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, repair, restore, resuscitate, revitalize
Words Related to revive

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 of revive

come around, come round, come to
Words Related to revive

pull through, rally, recover

awake, awaken, wake up
Near Antonyms of revive

black out, faint, pass out

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