revivify

re·vivi·fy (ri viv′ə fī′)

transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

to put new life or vigor into; cause to revive

Etymology: Fr revivifier < LL(Ec) revivificare: see re- & vivify

intransitive verb

to revive

re·viv′i·fi·ca′·tion noun re·viv′i·fi′er noun

Object

process: Virginia converts to Catholicism and finds it a lightening, revivifying process; she also makes a good friend in Guy's uncle Peregrine.

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