Definition for
revive
– In physical geography, to rejuvenate; give renewed erosive action to by regional uplift: said of streams and rivers.
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To return to life after actual or seeming death; resume vital functions or activities: as, to
– To live again; have a second life.
– To gain fresh life and vigor; be reanimated or quickened; recover strength, as after languor or depression.
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To be renewed in the mind or memory: as, the memory of his wrongs revived within him; past emotions sometimes
– To regain use or currency; come into general use, practice, or acceptance, as after a period of neglect or disuse; become current once more.
– In chem., to recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
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