English verb: revive | |||
1. | revive (body) cause to regain consciousness | ||
Samples | The doctors revived the comatose man. | ||
Synonyms | resuscitate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | boot, bring up, raise, reboot, resurrect, upraise | ||
Cause | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
2. | revive (body) give new life or energy to | ||
Samples | A hot soup will revive me. This will renovate my spirits. This treatment repaired my health. | ||
Synonyms | animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revivify, vivify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
3. | revive (change) be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength | ||
Samples | Interest in ESP revived. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boom, expand, flourish, thrive | ||
4. | revive (change) restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state | ||
Samples | He revived this style of opera. He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina. | ||
Synonyms | resurrect | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, rejuvenate, restore | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | republish | ||
5. | revive (body) return to consciousness | ||
Samples | The patient came to quickly. She revived after the doctor gave her an injection. | ||
Synonyms | come to, resuscitate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Verb group | animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, resuscitate, revive, revive, revivify, vivify | ||