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English Dictionary: reviving	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for reviving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reviving adj tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" Synonym(s): renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings xvii. 22. 2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century. 3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reviving \Reviv"ing\, a. & n. Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating. --Milton. -- {Reviv"ing*ly}, adv.