Vivification

viv·i·fy  (vv-f)

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 vvificre : Latin vvus, alive; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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vivi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

vivi·fier n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vivification - quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous brio, invigoration, spiritedness, animation chirpiness - cheerful and lively sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"
	2.	vivification - the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something invigoration, animation activating, energizing, activation - the activity of causing to have energy and be active