relive

verb

re·​live (ˌ)rē-ˈliv How to pronounce relive (audio)
relived; reliving; relives

intransitive verb

: to live again

transitive verb

: to live over again
especially : to experience again in the imagination

Examples of relive in a Sentence

an athlete trying to relive his glory days He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.
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After seeing the episode, Blanche felt a mixture of nostalgia and slight horror at reliving that fashion moment. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 While reliving some college memories naturally brought up embarrassment, Skinner ultimately found the experience therapeutic. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 May 2025 And reliving a child’s murder every time the perpetrator is up for parole adds yet more pain to survivors of homicide. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025 The evolution across a century of which each family member considers to be home during their respective teen years is threaded by uncanny parallelisms that lead to the question: Can memories can be inherited, repeated, and ultimately, relived? Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for relive

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1526, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of relive was circa 1526

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“Relive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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relive

verb
re·​live (ˈ)rē-ˈliv How to pronounce relive (audio)
: to live over again
especially : to experience again in the imagination

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