revived; reviving
: to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
1
: to restore to consciousness or life
2
: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state : bring back
3
: to renew in the mind or memory
reviver
noun
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Examples of revive in a Sentence
The success of the movie has revived her career.
The government is trying to revive the economy.
Our spirits were revived by his enthusiasm.
The store's business is beginning to revive.
The family is trying to revive an old custom.
He has decided to revive Molière's Tartuffe.
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The Arev team have revived the Strand Restaurant and Champagne Lounge, a legendary St. Tropez restaurant that closed a few years ago.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 June 2024
The album was just released on Dark Horse Records, the label George Harrison created in 1974 and which Dhani revived in 2020.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Share [Findings] Mount Vesuvius turned a Herculaneum man’s brain to glass, according to archaeologists, who also revived the voice of a priest from the reign of Ramesses XI and determined that a mummy in the Ulster Museum had been stabbed in the back.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
Still, trade with China, Japan’s second-largest single export market after the United States, has been reviving as its economy slowly recovers from the shocks of a meltdown in its property sector and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 19 June 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 June 2024
The album was just released on Dark Horse Records, the label George Harrison created in 1974 and which Dhani revived in 2020.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Share [Findings] Mount Vesuvius turned a Herculaneum man’s brain to glass, according to archaeologists, who also revived the voice of a priest from the reign of Ramesses XI and determined that a mummy in the Ulster Museum had been stabbed in the back.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
Still, trade with China, Japan’s second-largest single export market after the United States, has been reviving as its economy slowly recovers from the shocks of a meltdown in its property sector and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 19 June 2024
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revive
verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv 
revived; reviving
1
: to make (someone or something) strong, active, or healthy again
2
: to bring back into use or popularity
trying to revive an old custom
reviver
noun
Medical Definition
revive
verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv
revived; reviving
: to return to consciousness or life
1
: to restore to consciousness or life
2
: to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
Legal Definition
revive
transitive verb
re·vive
ri-ˈvīv
revived; reviving
: to restore the force, effect, or validity of (as a contract, will, or action)
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