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vivify

viv·i·fy [ vívvə f ] (past and past participle viv·i·fied, present participle viv·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular viv·i·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. give life to somebody or something: to cause somebody or something to come to life

2. give liveliness to: to give liveliness or vividness to something

[14th century. Via French vivifier< late Latin vivificare "make alive" < Latin vivus (see vivid)]

viv·i·fi·ca·tion [ vìvvəfi káysh'n ] noun
viv·i·fi·er [ vívvə f ər ] noun
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