revive meaning and definition

REVIVE verb

Definition of revive (verb)

1. cause to regain consciousness
   • "The doctors revived the comatose man"
   • synonyms: resuscitate
2. give new life or energy to
   • "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
   • synonyms: animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revivify, vivify
3. be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
   • "Interest in ESP revived"
4. restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   • "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
   • synonyms: resurrect
5. return to consciousness
   • "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
   • synonyms: come to, resuscitate