revived Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to regain consciousness
    resuscitate; revive.
    • The doctors revived the comatose man
  2. verb give new life or energy to
    repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
    • A hot soup will revive me
    • This will renovate my spirits
    • This treatment repaired my health
  3. verb be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
    revive.
    • Interest in ESP revived
  4. verb restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
    resurrect; revive.
    • He revived this style of opera
    • He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina
  5. verb return to consciousness
    resuscitate; come to; revive.
    • The patient came to quickly
    • She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
  6. adjective restored to consciousness or life or vigor
    • felt revived hope
  7. adjective satellite given fresh life or vigor or spirit
    reanimated.
    • stirred by revived hopes

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