Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of
            the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings
                                                  xvii. 22.

   2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity,
      neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in
      the fifteenth century.

   3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a
      metal.

Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.
   Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.
   --Milton. -- {Re*viv"ing*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

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