Antonyms for reviver

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-vahyv

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvaɪv

Definition of reviver

Origin : early 15c., "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre (10c.), from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" (see re-) + vivere "to live" (see vital). Meaning "bring back to notice or fashion" is from mid-15c. Related: Revived; reviving.

As in pick-me-up : noun stimulant
As in stimulant : noun substance that invigorates
As in bracer : noun tonic

Example sentences :

Cimabue, the reviver of painting, received instruction from the Greeks.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

On the contrary, tea is to me a wonderful refresher and reviver.
Extract from : « Tea and Tea Drinking » by Arthur Reade

He is notable as the restorer of Babu and the reviver of its culture.
Extract from : « Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria » by Lewis Spence

It was so in this case; the transient dignity of the unhappy man decreased, in exact proportion as the ‘reviver’ wore off.
Extract from : « Sketches by Boz » by Charles Dickens

Judging by the fat bottles all down the dinner table of this hotel, that reviver of mankind is cheaper here than water.
Extract from : « Winged Wheels in France » by Michael Myers Shoemaker

Tamerlane (Timur the Tartar), reviver of the great Mongol empire, inaugurates his conquests.
Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 » by Various

But the truth is that Beddoes was not a 'creeper into worm-holes,' he was not even a 'reviver'; he was a reincarnation.
Extract from : « Books and Characters » by Lytton Strachey

Here reposes the great organist—the reviver of the old Danish romances.
Extract from : « The Sand-Hills of Jutland » by Hans Christian Andersen

Thomas Rickman, the reviver and historian of Gothic architecture, practised as an architect in Birmingham.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 » by Various

It is a striking coincidence, that the same fate was shared by the French reviver; both alike sad examples of disturbed times!
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Isaac Disraeli

Synonyms for reviver

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