cause to regain consciousness; The doctors revived the comatose man

[ Syn: resuscitate ]

give new life or energy to; A hot soup will revive me; This will renovate my spirits; This treatment repaired my health

[ Syn: animate , recreate , reanimate , renovate , repair , quicken , vivify , revivify ]

be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; Interest in ESP revived'

restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; He revived this style of opera; He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina

[ Syn: resurrect ]

return to consciousness; The patient came to quickly; She revived after the doctor gave her an injection

[ Syn: come to , resuscitate ]