verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
revīvīscō
revīvīscō (present infinitive revīvīscere, perfect active revīxī)
Classical[rɛ.wiːˈwiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.viˈvis.ko]
Meaning
- to revive (be restored to life)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
rūrsus vīvere incipiōrevīvēscō -ere — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 11
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revīvīscō | revīvīscēbam | revīvīscam | revīxī | revīxeram | revīxerō |
| 2nd sg. | revīvīscis | revīvīscēbās | revīvīscēs | revīxistī | revīxerās | revīxeris |
| 3rd sg. | revīvīscit | revīvīscēbat | revīvīscet | revīxit | revīxerat | revīxerit |
| 1st pl. | revīvīscimus | revīvīscēbāmus | revīvīscēmus | revīximus | revīxerāmus | revīxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | revīvīscitis | revīvīscēbātis | revīvīscētis | revīxistis | revīxerātis | revīxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | revīvīscunt | revīvīscēbant | revīvīscent | revīxērunt revīxēre | revīxerant | revīxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revīvīscam | revīvīscerem | revīxerim | revīxissem |
| 2nd sg. | revīvīscās | revīvīscerēs | revīxerīs | revīxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | revīvīscat | revīvīsceret | revīxerit | revīxisset |
| 1st pl. | revīvīscāmus | revīvīscerēmus | revīxerīmus | revīxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | revīvīscātis | revīvīscerētis | revīxerītis | revīxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | revīvīscant | revīvīscerent | revīxerint | revīxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | revīvīsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | revīvīscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | revīvīscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | revīvīscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | revīvīscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | revīvīscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | revīvīscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | revīxisse | — |
| present participle | revīvīscēns | — |
gerundrevīvīscendī, revīvīscendō, revīvīscendum
rĕ-vīvisco (rĕvīvesco; v. Orell. Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 5), vixi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to come to life again, to be restored to life, to revive (class.; a favorite word with Cic., esp. in the trop. signif.).
I. Lit.:
reviviscat M'. Curius aut eorum aliquis, etc., Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38; id. Fin. 4, 22, 61; id. Mil. 29, 79; id. Pis. 27, 67; id. N. D. 2, 38, 96: ille reviviscet jam nunquam, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 15: apes, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 38: ut revixisse aut renatum sibi quisque Scipionem imperatorem dicat, Liv. 26, 41, 25: conchae, Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 132.—B. Transf., to grow again:
gramina, nisi manu eliguntur, revivescunt, Col. 4, 5: avulsae pennae (insectorum), Plin. 11, 28, 33, § 96.— II. Trop., to revive, recover, gather strength, renew vigor, etc.:
ipsa causa ea est, ut jam simul cum re publicā, necessario reviviscat atque recreetur, Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 5; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160: omnes (civitatis) suis legibus et judiciis usae revixerunt, id. Att. 6, 2, 4: res publica, id. Fam. 4, 4, 3: adventu nostro revivescunt justitia, abstinentia, id. Att. 5, 16, 3: quo facilius reviviscat Pompeianorum causa toties jugulata, Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 18, 38: cum venisset mandatum, peccatum revixit, Vulg. Rom. 7, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-vīvīscō vīxī, —, ere, inch.
re+vivo, to come to life again, be restored to life, live again, revive : si Clodius revixerit: avum suum revixisse putat.—Fig., to revive, recover, gather strength, renew vigor : ex illo metu mortis: adventu nostro reviviscunt iustitia, abstinentia.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrevīvīscō
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin revīvō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin -īscō Latin revīvīscō From revīvō + -īscō.
Descendants
- Catalanreviscolar
- Occitanreviscolar
In English words that came into English from revīvīscō
- reviviscentreviviscens