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rĕ-vīvisco (rĕvīvesco; v. Orell. Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 5), vixi, 3, 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.).

  1. 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.
    1. B. Transf., to grow again: gramina, nisi manu eliguntur, revivescunt, Col. 4, 5: avulsae pennae (insectorum), Plin. 11, 28, 33, § 96.
  2. 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. id. 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.