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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions revive verb (reviv, ing) To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived. 1 Kings xvii. 22. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century. To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension. Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning. To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken. To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination. Etymology: revivere, revivere; prefix re- re- + vivere to live. See vivid.      Full Definition of revive  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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