reviving

Definitions

The act of returning something to consciousness, life, or a state of activity.

The process of restoring something to use, popularity, or prominence.

Examples

The local community is focused on reviving the historic downtown district by restoring old storefronts.

After a long winter, the warm spring sun is finally reviving the garden plants.

Synonyms

resuscitating restoring refreshing resurrecting reinvigorating renewing revitalizing

Antonyms

killing destroying extinguishing suppressing dampening exhausting weakening