Meaning & use

relive

verb·Academic

To experience a past event again in the imagination or memory.

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Looking through old photos let her relive her college years for an evening.

Veterans sometimes relive traumatic moments long after the events themselves.

A note on using this word

Relive implies experiencing a memory vividly, almost as if it were happening again, not simply recalling facts.

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