Revive

·vi To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.

II. Revive ·vi To restore, or bring again to life; to Reanimate.

III. Revive ·vi Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.

IV. Revive ·vi To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.

V. Revive ·vi To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

VI. Revive ·vi To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.

VII. Revive ·vi To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to Reawaken.

VIII. Revive ·vi Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.