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relive

[ree-liv] / riˈlɪv /
VERB
remember
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commemorate get learn look back recall recognize remind
STRONG
bethink cite educe elicit enshrine extract memorialize memorize mind recollect reminisce retain retrospect revive revoke treasure
WEAK
bear in mind brood over call to mind call up conjure up dig into the past dwell upon fix in the mind flash on go back have memories hold dear keep forever know by heart nail down refresh memory ring a bell strike a note summon up think back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget miss misunderstand
STRONG
repress
WEAK
disregard
VERB
reproduce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone copy duplicate emulate imitate mirror photocopy portray print recreate reflect repeat replicate reprint
STRONG
Photostat Xerox dupe echo engross follow manifold match mimeo mimeograph parallel photograph pirate reawaken recount redo reduplicate reenact remake represent revive stereotype transcribe type
WEAK
carbon do again knock off restamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
WEAK
abort destroy kill stop

Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for relive?
To relive something means to experience it again in some way—to reexperience it. Sometimes, relive means to vividly recall the experience in your mind, as if you’re living through it again. In this way, to relive is really to remember. Often, saying that you relived an event really means that a memory of it triggered the same emotions you felt during the original experience. Sometimes, we relive experiences in our dreams, and sometimes in flashbacks. When this happens, the mind recreates the experience from our memories. In movies like Groundhog Day, characters literally relive the same day over and over again—they repeat it again and again until Andie MacDowell falls in love with them.
How is relive different from reminisce?
The meanings of relive and reminisce can overlap. When you reminisce about past events, it’s often an intentional way of trying to relive them. Reminiscing is commonly done through talking about those events with other people who also experienced them, which can stir memories and emotions. But there are differences. Reminisce is always used in the context of fond memories, and reminiscing is always intentional, while relive can be used in positive contexts (fond memories) or negative ones (traumatic memories), and reliving an experience in your mind sometimes happens even when you don’t want it to.
Is it relive or re-live?
Like many other words that begin with the prefix re- (meaning “again”), relive is typically spelled without a hyphen. In some words that begin with the prefix re-, a hyphen is necessary to distinguish one word from another that would be spelled the same but has an entirely different meaning, such as resign (as in quit) and re-sign (as in sign again). This is not an issue with relive.

Example Sentences

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“I feel mad and upset that they have to relive this again,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Kathy, unsure of what else to do and not wanting to relive the moment in school again, picked up the frybread and took a bite.

From Literature

“When you don’t know your history, you tend to relive it,” Miller said.

From Los Angeles Times

Paul replied to the video, writing, “Worst part is my daughter having to relive and see it all over again years later after extensive work with her and apologies to her about that night.”

From Los Angeles Times

Viewers accused the show of cruelty and humiliating Tran by making her relive her trauma on live television.

From Los Angeles Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.