revive

re|vive /rɪv'aɪv/ (revives reviving revived)
1 [VERB] V n, V
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.
2 [VERB] V n
When someone revives a play, opera, or ballet, they present a new production of it.
The Gaiety is reviving John B. Kean's comedy `The Man from Clare'.
3 [VERB] V n, V
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.

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