When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again. an attempt to revive the British economy There is no doubt that grades have improved and interest in education has revived
If you manage to revive someone who has fainted or if they revive, they become conscious again. She and a neighbour tried in vain to revive him With a glazed stare she revived for one last instant
restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived