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reviving

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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. --Shak.
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The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of
the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings
xvii. 22.
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2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity,
neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in
the fifteenth century.
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3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a
metal.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.
Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.
--Milton. -- Re*viv"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster] Reviviscence

WordNet reviving
adj : tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing
warmth of the sunshine" [syn: renewing, restorative,
revitalizing, revitalising]