revive
To bring something back to life or strength.
revive in a sentence
- A splash of cold water revived the wilting sunflower within an hour.
- A hot chocolate by the fire will revive you after sledging all afternoon in the snow.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to revive?
- Aweaken
- Bdrain
- Ctire
- Drefresh
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D: refresh. The other three mean the opposite of revive.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to revive?
- Arefresh
- Bweaken
- Cwake
- Drenew
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B: weaken. The other three mean nearly the same as revive.
Words that mean something similar
refresh, renew, wake
Words that mean the opposite
weaken, tire, drain
Careful: revive is not restore
Restore brings back how something was. Revive brings back life or energy. Read why children mix them up.
More words about time & change
- seldom: Not very often.
- slumber: To sleep deeply and peacefully.
- suspend: To stop something for a while, or to hang something up.
- tardy: Late, or slower than expected.
- tedious: Boring because it goes on too long and never changes.
- thrive: To grow strong, healthy and successful.
- transform: To change something completely.
- ultimate: Final, or the greatest of all.
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