vivify

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.

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[Middle English vivifien, from Old French vivifier, from Late Latin vīvificāre : Latin vīvus, alive; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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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.

[1535–45; < Latin vīvificāre. See vivi-, -fy]

viv`i•fi•ca′tion, n.

viv′i•fi`er, n.

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vivify

Past participle: vivified
Gerund: vivifying

Imperative

vivify

vivify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vivify - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reanimate, recreate, revivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair 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"
	2.	vivify - make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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vivify

verb

To make alive:

animate, quicken, vitalize.

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Translations

vivify

[ˈvɪvɪfaɪ] VT → vivificar

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vivify

vt → beleben

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