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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
revive/rɪˈvʌɪv/

▶verb restore to or regain life, consciousness, or strength.

■ restore interest in or the popularity of.

■ improve the position or condition of.

– derivatives
revivable adjective,
reviver noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. revivre or late L. revivere, from L. re- ‘back’ + vivere ‘live’.

'revive' also found in these Oxford entries:

bell - Nazarene - ragout - rake - reanimate - rekindle - resurrect - resuscitate - revivalism

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He was brought it to revive the company.
Interest in reviving/Interest to revive
recover or revive
Seek to revive

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