bring back to life

verb

To return someone to a state of consciousness or living after a state of unconsciousness, death or near-death.

Similar
resuscitatereviveresurrectreanimaterez / res
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Meanings

verbbring back to life (third-person singular simple present brings back to life, present participle bringing back to life, simple past and past participle brought back to life)

present singular third person brings back to life · participle present bringing back to life · participle past brought back to life · past brought back to life

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo return someone to a state of consciousness or living after a state of unconsciousness, death or near-death.

    Synonyms: resuscitate, revive, resurrect, reanimate, rez / res

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo return someone to a state of consciousness or living after a state of unconsciousness, death or near-death.

Similar
resuscitatereviveresurrectreanimaterez / res

Origin

From the phrase bring to life with the predicate adjective back (“returned to a previous state or condition”).

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APA

bring back to life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20back%20to%20life

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“bring back to life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20back%20to%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring back to life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20back%20to%20life.

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