revive

Verb
  1. Cause to regain consciousness (synset 200097837)
    "The doctors revived the comatose man"
    causes: come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness
    is a type of: bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to - return to consciousness
    subtypes:
    same as: resuscitate
    verb group: come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness
  2. Give new life or energy to (synset 200024272)
    "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
    is a type of: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate - cause to be alert and energetic
    same as: animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revivify, vivify
    verb group: come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness
  3. Be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength (synset 200169106)
    "Interest in ESP revived"
    is a type of: boom, expand, flourish, thrive - grow vigorously
  4. Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state (synset 200168718)
    "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
    is a type of: regenerate, rejuvenate, restore - return to life; get or give new life or energy
    subtypes: republish - revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
    same as: resurrect
  5. Return to consciousness (synset 200024040)
    "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    same as: come to, resuscitate
    verb group:

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