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| re·vive [ ri vv ] (past and past participle re·vived, present participle re·viv·ing, 3rd person present singular re·vives) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb recover consciousness: to come back to life, consciousness, or full strength, or bring somebody back to life, consciousness, or full strength
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2. transitive and intransitive verb flourish again: to become active, accepted, or popular once more, or make something active, accepted, or popular once more
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3. transitive verb cause experience to return: to cause something to be experienced again as a memory or feeling
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4. transitive verb stage something again: to stage a new production of an old play or opera
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin revivere "make live again" < Latin vivere "live"] |
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 re·viv·a·ble adjective |
 re·viv·er noun |
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