Definition of "revive"

revive

/ɹɪˈvaɪv/

verb
third-person singular simple present revives, present participle reviving, simple past and past participle revived
1. (intransitive) To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
  Quotations
  The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Kings 17:32
2. (transitive) To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew, or to prevent from dying.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression.
  Quotations
  The incident immediately revived the debate about goal-line technology, with a final decision on whether it is introduced expected to be taken in Zurich on 5 July.
  2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎
  Boyle revives some of the stylistic tics which found themselves being ripped off by geezer-gangster Britflicks back in the day, but now the freezeframes are briefer, sharper; the movie itself refers back to the original with variant flashback versions of famous scenes, but also Super 8-type images of the boys’ poignant boyhood in primary school.
  2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎
  Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances - in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.
  2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs on cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76
4. (transitive, figurative) To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate; to make lively again.
  Quotations
  The 20tph service also requires additional stabling space on the east side with TfL considering various options including reviving the former London Underground depot at New Cross and sites at West Croydon and Crystal Palace.
  2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London service”, in Modern Railways, page 18
5. (transitive) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
6. (transitive) To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
7. (intransitive) To recover its natural or metallic state (e.g. a metal)
8. (transitive) To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state

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