#1
revive v. [
resuscitate] cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"
. wn #2
revive v. [
animate, recreate, reanimate, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify] give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
. wn #3
revive v. be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived"
. wn #4
revive v. [
resurrect] restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
. wn #5
revive v. [
come to, resuscitate] return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
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