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- pronunciation:
- rih
vaIv
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
revives, reviving, revived |
| definition 1: |
to bring back into use or popularity.
Fashion designers like to revive old styles.- synonyms:
- restore
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| definition 2: |
to give new health, strength, or life to.
The rain shower revived the crops.- synonyms:
- freshen, refresh, revitalize
- similar words:
- animate, brace, recuperate
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| definition 3: |
to wake up or make conscious again.
The nurse revived the patient who had fainted.- synonyms:
- rouse
- similar words:
- restore, stir up
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| related words: |
cheer, comfort, fortify, raise |
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| derivations: |
revivable (adj.), revivably (adv.), revivingly (adv.), reviver (n.) |
Revive comes from a Latin word that means "to live again."
The word revive
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, record, recover, reflect, reflection, remove, renew, repay, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, reverse, review, revise, revive, revolve, revolution, rebel
viv, vivi, vit
Latin
root
that means life, living, live
Example words:
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