revive

revive
To come back to the vigor of life. To bring back to the vigor of life. To effect a revival. The primary meaning of the word is “to give life to again." If it is a creative act to give life to dead matter once, it is no less a creative act to give life again to the same matter when it becomes dead. The syllable "re" in the word indicates the use of old matter, and the syllable "vive" means "to give life to," which is one of the primary meanings of the word "create." The quality of the act inheres in the giving of life, not in the material that is to be vivified. Nor is the quality of the act changed by repetition. See Re Bank of Commerce v Wiltsie, 153 Ind 460, 53 NE 950. See revival.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Revive — Re*vive , v. t. [Cf. F. reviver. See {Revive}, v. i.] 1. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. [1913 Webster] Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be revived. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise from coma,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • revive — [ri vīv′] vi., vt. revived, reviving [ME reviven < OFr revivre < L revivere < re , again + vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. to come or bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate 2. to come or bring back to a healthy, vigorous, or… …   English World dictionary

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