1. Tending to impart new life and vigour to
   "the reviving warmth of the sunshine";
   - renewing, restorative, revitalizing, revitalising [Brit]

1. Give new life or energy to
   "A hot soup will revive me";
   - animate, recreate, reanimate, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify
    
2. Cause to regain consciousness
   "The doctors revived the comatose man";
   - resuscitate
    
3. Return to consciousness
   "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection";
   - come to, resuscitate
    
4. Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   "He revived this style of opera";
   - resurrect
    
5. Make or become more strong or popular
   "Interest in ESP revived"

See also: invigorating

Type of: arouse, boom, brace, bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to mind, change state, energise [Brit], energize, expand, flourish, perk up, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, stimulate, stir, thrive, turn

Encyclopedia: Revive