Definition for

revive


In physical geography, to rejuvenate; give renewed erosive action to by regional uplift: said of streams and rivers.

To return to life after actual or seeming death; resume vital functions or activities: as, to revive after a swoon.

To live again; have a second life.

To gain fresh life and vigor; be reanimated or quickened; recover strength, as after languor or depression.

To be renewed in the mind or memory: as, the memory of his wrongs revived within him; past emotions sometimes revive.

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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