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Revive

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to restore someone or something to life, activity, or good health
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Stage 1 of 3
vivere
Latin · ancient
"to live"
to live, combined with re- (again)
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Stage 2 of 3
revivere
Latin · ancient
"to live again"
to live again, from re- (again) and vivere (to live)
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Stage 3 of 3
revive
English · 1400s
"to restore something to life, activity, or vigor"
settled as the English word for restoring something to life or activity
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