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- [ri-vahyv]
- /rɪˈvaɪv/
- /rɪˈvaɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-vahyv]
- /rɪˈvaɪv/
Definitions of revive word
- verb with object revive to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds. 1
- verb with object revive to restore to life or consciousness: We revived him with artificial respiration. 1
- verb with object revive to put on or show (an old play or motion picture) again. 1
- verb with object revive to make operative or valid again. 1
- verb with object revive to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion. 1
- verb with object revive to quicken or renew in the mind; bring back: to revive memories. 1
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Origin of revive
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 Revive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revive 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".
revive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revive
verb revive
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
- awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
Antonyms for revive
verb revive
- abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
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