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revive
What does revive mean?
revive (verb): cause to regain consciousness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use revive in a sentence?
- The doctors revived the comatose man. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce revive?
/ɹɪˈvaɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “revive” mean?
cause to regain consciousness
Right! That's what “revive” means.
to manage, control, or direct
Not quite: that's what handle means.
to move forwards; to approach
Not quite: that's what advance means.
to bring (a thing) up to date
Not quite: that's what update means.
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