revive
Verbs
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(v) cause to regain consciousness
- The doctors revived the comatose man
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(v) give new life or energy to
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
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(v) be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
- Interest in ESP revived
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(v) restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
- He revived this style of opera
- He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina
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(v) return to consciousness
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection