revive

  • 11revive — verb 1 bring sth back ADVERB ▪ quickly ▪ Banks and businesses are quickly reviving business activities in China. ▪ recently VERB + REVIVE ▪ try to …

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  • 12revive */*/ — UK [rɪˈvaɪv] / US verb Word forms revive : present tense I/you/we/they revive he/she/it revives present participle reviving past tense revived past participle revived 1) a) [transitive] to make someone become conscious or alive again Attempts to… …

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  • 13revive — re|vive [ rı vaıv ] verb ** ▸ 1 make (someone) become conscious again ▸ 2 succeed again ▸ 3 perform play again ▸ 4 feel something again ▸ 5 make someone feel better 1. ) transitive to make someone become conscious or alive again: Attempts to… …

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  • 14revive — 01. The festival was originally canceled about five years ago, but has been [revived] this summer, and seems to be doing well. 02. The patient had a heart attack, and couldn t be [revived]. 03. The [revival] of peace talks has brought new hope… …

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  • 15revive — re|vive [rıˈvaıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: revivre, from Latin revivere to live again ] 1.) [T] to bring something back after it has not been used or has not existed for a period of time ▪ Local people have decided to revive this …

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  • 16revive — [[t]rɪva͟ɪv[/t]] revives, reviving, revived 1) V ERG When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again. [V n] ...an attempt to revive the British… …

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  • 17revive — revivable, adj. revivability, n. revivably, adv. reviver, n. revivingly, adv. /ri vuyv /, v., revived, reviving. v.t. 1. to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds. 2. to restore to life or consciousness: We revived… …

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  • 18revive — [c]/rəˈvaɪv / (say ruh vuyv) verb (revived, reviving) –verb (t) 1. to set going or in activity again: to revive old feuds. 2. to make operative or valid again. 3. to bring back into notice, use, or currency: to revive a subject of discussion. 4.… …

  • 19revive — verb 1 (I, T) to become or make someone conscious, healthy, or strong again: The doctors revived her with injections of glucose. | The plant will revive if you water it. 2 (T) to come back or bring something back into existence or popularity:… …

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  • 20revive — verb 1) attempts to revive her failed Syn: resuscitate, bring around, bring back to consciousness 2) the man soon revived Syn: regain consciousness, come around, wake up 3) a cup of tea revived her Syn …

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