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Etymology
F. revivere, L. revivere; prefix re- re- + vivere to live. See vivid.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-revive.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪv|-aɪv

Verb
en-verb|reviv|ing

1. 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.

1. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.
2. To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
3. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
4. To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
5. Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.
6. To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
7. To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.

Translations
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trans-top|to recover from a state of neglect
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Spanish: revivir
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trans-top|to return to life, to recover life or strength
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ttbc|Telugu: ప�నర�����వి�ప��య� (punarujjIviMpajaeyu)

Category:English ergative verbs

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