The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Revive \Re*vive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revived; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Reviving.] [F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re- re- +
   vivere to live. See Vivid.]
   1. To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live
      anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. --Shak.
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            The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of
            the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings
                                                  xvii. 22.
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   2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity,
      neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in
      the fifteenth century.
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   3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a
      metal.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.
   Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.
   --Milton. -- Re*viv"ing*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster] Reviviscence

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

reviving
    adj 1: tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing
           warmth of the sunshine" [syn: renewing, restorative,
           reviving, revitalizing, revitalising]