To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. "Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be revived."
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To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension. "Those gracious words revive my drooping thoughts.""Your coming, friends, revives me."
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Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning.
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To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken. "Revive the libels born to die.""The mind has a power in many cases to revive perceptions which it has once had."
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(Old Chem.) To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.
Revive v. i. (past & past part. revived; pres. part. reviving)
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To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. "The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived."
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Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.
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(Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
... Roman commanders, at the same time as he exhibited a justifiable faith in a word once given by the great organ of the Republic. Yet, when the commissioners had taken their departure, his old hesitancy seemed to revive. He consented at least to listen to those of his advisers who still urged the claims of Jugurtha.[1169] They had raised their voices again, either at the time when the Roman commissioners were waiting on Bocchus, or immediately after ... — A History of Rome, Vol 1 - During the late Republic and early Principate • A H.J. Greenidge Read full book for free!
...revive no more leaves strewn o'er earth and main, The sickle nevermore will reap the yellow garnered grain; The rippling stream flows on—aye, tranquil, deep and still, But never glideth back again to busy water mill; The solemn proverb speaks to all with meaning deep and vast, "The ... — Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two • Various Read full book for free!
... pray let me have one line to say how you are.' 'My constitution,' wrote back Lord John, 'is not quite so much improved as the Constitution of the country by late events, but the joy of it will soon revive me. It is really a gratifying thing to force the enemy to give up his first line—that none but Churchmen are worthy to serve the State; I trust we shall soon make him give up the second, that ... — Lord John Russell • Stuart J. Reid Read full book for free!
... divine endeavored to revive these phenomena, and what is the name of the church he founded? What is the meaning of the word "charism"? Were the tongues of Pentecost the same as those of 1 Corinthians? Give instances in which New Testament prophets did ... — The Life of St. Paul • James Stalker Read full book for free!
... doubt of it!" exclaimed Mr. Carless suddenly. "Not one doubt! Observe the extraordinary care which the missing Lord Marketstoke took to safeguard his own interests and those of his daughter, in case he ever wished to revive his claims. Here, for instance is his marriage certificate. You see, he took good care to be married in his own real, proper, legal name! Here, again, is the birth certificate of his daughter. You see how she is described—Avice Wickham Cave-Gray, daughter ... — The Middle of Things • J. S. Fletcher Read full book for free!
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