reviver

reviver
revive VERB 1) restore to or regain life, consciousness, or strength. 2) restore interest in or the popularity of.
DERIVATIVES revivable adjective reviver noun.
ORIGIN Latin revivere, from vivere 'live' .

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  • Reviver — Re*viv er, n. One who, or that which, revives. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reviver — |ê| v. intr. 1. Voltar à vida; adquirir vida nova. 2. Readquirir forças; renascer. 3. Manifestar se de novo. • v. tr. 4.  [Figurado] Trazer à lembrança …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • reviver — noun see revive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reviver — See revivable. * * * …   Universalium

  • reviver — noun Agent noun of revive; one who revives …   Wiktionary

  • reviver — re viv·er || rɪ vaɪvÉ™(r) n. one who revives; resuscitator, one who restores life; renewer, one who restores; one who reactivates …   English contemporary dictionary

  • reviver —    a drink of an intoxicant    Referring to its supposed ability to liven up the drinker, but not used only, as you might suppose, of the first potation …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • reviver — re·viv·er …   English syllables

  • reviver — /rəˈvaɪvə/ (say ruh vuyvuh) noun 1. someone or something that revives. 2. Colloquial an intoxicating drink; a stimulant …  

  • reviver —  Drink …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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