revive

v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the

comatose man" [syn: {resuscitate}]

2: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"

[syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {quicken}, {vivify},

{revivify}]

3: be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength;

"Interest in ESP revived"

4: restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He

revived this style of opera"

5: return to consciousness: "The patient came to quickly" [syn:

{come to}] [ant: {lose consciousness}]