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