reavivar

Reavivar is a Spanish verb meaning to revive, rekindle, or bring back to a more intense state a feeling, interest, or situation. It is formed by the prefix re- attached to avivar, which means to awaken, inflame, or stir up. Therefore, reavivar generally conveys returning something to vitality after a decline, whether literal (a flame) or figurative (curiosity, memory, momentum). The verb is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions in formal and informal contexts.

Usage of reavivar spans literal and figurative senses. Common constructions include reavivar el interés de una audiencia, reavivar la memoria, or reavivar la discusión. Intransitively, it can appear with se: la conversación se reavivó; la llama se reavivó. It often takes direct objects or is combined with prepositional phrases to specify what is being revived, and it appears in journalism, literature, and everyday speech to denote reenergizing or reigniting.

Conjugation and related forms: Reavivar is a regular -ar verb. Present indicative: reavivo, reavivas, reaviva, reavivamos, reaviváis, reavivan. Preterite: reavivé, reavivaste, reavivó, reavivamos, reavivasteis, reavivaron. Subjunctive present: reavive, reavives, reavive, reavivemos, reavivéis, reaviven. The passive or pronominal form uses se: se reaviva, se reavivó, se reavivaron. Synonyms include avivar, animar, estimular, reanimar; antonyms include apagar, desanimar.