Polyglot Dictionary

avivar

/aviˈvaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
avivo
preterite (eu)
avivei
past participle
avivado

Meaning

  1. to revive

    • Avivou o fogo.

      He stoked the fire.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

reanimar

avivar is more about reviving or rekindling, like a flame or a memory, to enliven; reanimar is more literal, to resuscitate or revive someone medically.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avivar

avivar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to revive."

Spanish

reanimar

reanimar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to revive."

Spanish

reavivar

reavivar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to revive."

Practice

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