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revived |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revive \Re*vive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revived}; p. pr & vb n. {Reviving}.] [F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re- re- + vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. --Shak. The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again and he revived. --1 Kings xvii. 22. 2. Hence to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as classical learning revived in the fifteenth century. 3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: revived adj 1: restored to consciousness or life or vigor; "felt revived hope" [ant: {unrevived}] 2: given fresh life or vigor or spirit; "stirred by revived hopes" [syn: {reanimated}]
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