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ri-VYV/rɪˈvaɪv/

To revive is to bring back to life, use, or strength: revive a sitting, revive a custom. Revival (already in the dictionary) is the noun; kill off sits opposite. Momentum is a story; a spare is a name.

Meaning

To bring back to life, use, or strength.

Examples

• “Revive the sitting with a named spare; momentum is not cover.”
• “Revival is already in this course. Resuscitate is medical. Momentum is branding. A name on a rota is cover. Write the name; then the slogan if it still helps.”

Good to know

Bring back to life or use. Noun: revival (already in the dictionary). Momentum ≠ a named spare.

Near in meaning

resuscitate

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