vivify
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viv·i·fy
(vĭv′ə-fī′)tr.v. viv·i·fied, viv·i·fy·ing, viv·i·fies
1. To give or bring life to; animate: vivify a puppet; vivifying the brown grasslands.
2. To make more lively, intense, or striking; enliven: A smile may vivify a face.
[Middle English vivifien, from Old French vivifier, from Late Latin vīvificāre : Latin vīvus, alive; see gwei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
viv′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
viv′i·fi′er n.
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vivify
(ˈvɪvɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to bring to life; animate
2. to make more vivid or striking
[C16: from Late Latin vīvificāre, from Latin vīvus alive + facere to make]
vivification n
ˈviviˌfier n
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viv•i•fy
(ˈvɪv əˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to give life to; animate.
2. to enliven; brighten.
viv`i•fi•ca′tion, n.
viv′i•fi`er, n.
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vivify
Past participle: vivified
Gerund: vivifying
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Verb | 1. | ![]() energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
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