vivifying
əˌfaɪ verb (used with object), viv·i·fied, viv·i·fy·ing.
1.
to give life to; animate; quicken.
2.
to enliven; brighten; sharpen.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -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 | |
| 'vivifier | |
| —n | |
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vivify
1590s, from O.Fr. vivifier (12c.), from L.L. vivificare "make alive, restore to life," from vivificus "enlivening," from L. vivus "alive" (see vivid) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Vivificate in same sense is recorded from early 15c.
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