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reviving

The correct spelling is reviving.

How to pronounce reviving

verb

Say it like: Rev-ivi-ng

The correct spelling is reviving. To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. For example: "Her grandmother refused to be revived if she lost consciousness."

Usage Examples

Her grandmother refused to be revived if she lost consciousness.

Classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.

This new paint job should revive the surgery waiting room.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
  2. 2.To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew.
  3. 3.To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression.
  4. 4.To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
  5. 5.To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.

noun

  1. 1.A revival; a bringing back to life.

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