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revivable

re·vive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-vahyv]
    • /rɪˈvaɪv/
    • /rɪˈvaɪvəbl /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-vahyv]
    • /rɪˈvaɪv/

Definitions of revivable word

  • verb with object revivable to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds. 1
  • verb with object revivable to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration. 1
  • verb with object revivable to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again. 1
  • verb with object revivable to make operative or valid again. 1
  • verb with object revivable to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion. 1
  • verb with object revivable to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories. 1

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Origin of revivable

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English reviven < Latin revīvere to live again, equivalent to re- re- + vīvere to live, be alive; cf. vital

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Parts of speech for Revivable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

revivable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

revivable usage trend in Literature

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