relive

verb

re·​live (ˌ)rē-ˈliv How to pronounce relive (audio)
relived; reliving; relives

intransitive verb

: to live again

transitive verb

: to live over again
especially : to experience again in the imagination

Examples of relive in a Sentence

an athlete trying to relive his glory days He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is reliving a mortifying moment on Saturday Night Live. Esther Kang, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Compiling memories, erasing exes The AI tools can help users better find specific photos in their libraries and create short videos to relive memories based by typing in descriptions. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Sunday’s rematch with the Chiefs – reminder: no trophy is at stake this time – has the 49ers painfully reliving key plays from their Super Bowl meetings, not to mention the Chiefs’ 44-23 rout at Levi’s Stadium two Octobers ago. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 How has the cast of the original SNL felt about a new gen of actors reliving their panic attacks from 50 years ago? Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for relive 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1526, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of relive was circa 1526

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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relive. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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relive

verb
re·​live (ˈ)rē-ˈliv How to pronounce relive (audio)
: to live over again
especially : to experience again in the imagination

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