revive

Where “revive” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
2. 2
   To bring (a person or animal which is dead) back to life.
3. 3
   To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
4. 4
   To cause (a feeling, state of mind, etc.) to come back or return; to reactivate, to reawaken.
5. 5
   To renew (something) in one's or people's memories or minds; to bring back (something) to (public) attention; to reawaken.
6. 6
   To make (something which has become faded or unclear) clear or fresh again; to refresh.
7. 7
   To restore (a metal (especially mercury) or other substance in a compound or mixture) to its pure or unmixed state.
8. 8
   To give new validity to (a law or legal instrument); to reenact, to revalidate.
9. 9
   To put on a new production of (a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme).
10. 10
    To bring (someone) back to a state of health or vigour.
11. 11
    To rerun (an election).
12. 12
    To recover from a faint; to return to a state of consciousness.
13. 13
    Of a dead person or animal: to be brought back to life.
14. 14
    Of a person, animal, or plant: to return to a state of health or vigour, especially after almost dying.
15. 15
    To recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to become active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
16. 16
    Of a feeling, state of mind, etc.: to come back or return; to be reactivated or reawakened.
17. 17
    Of a metal (especially mercury) or other substance in a compound or mixture: to return to its pure or unmixed state.
18. 18
    Of a law or legal instrument: to be given new validity.
19. 19
    Of a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme: to have a new production put on.

Etymology

The verb is derived from Late Middle English reviven, revyven (“to recover from illness; to regain consciousness; to return to life after death; to happen again, recur; to be rejuvenated, renewed; (figurative) to bring back; (alchemy) of a metal: to be restored to its original form”), from Anglo-Norman reviver, revivre (“to return to life after death; to rejuvenate, renew; to make (a law or legal document) valid again”), Middle French revivre, and Old French revivre (“to return to life after death; to rejuvenate, renew”) (modern French revivre), and directly from their etymon Latin revīvere, the present active infinitive of revīvō (“to live again”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + vīvō (“to be alive, survive; to live”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)). The noun is derived from the verb.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ervive,reivve,reviev,revivve,revvie,revvive,rrevive,rveive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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