vivify

(vivə fī′)

transitive verb vivified, vivifying

  1. to give life to; animate
  2. to make more lively, active, striking, etc.

Origin: Fr vivifier < LL(Ec) vivificare (as opposed to mortificare: see mortify) < L vivus, alive (see bio-) + facere, to make, do

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See vivify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vivifien

Origin: , from Old French vivifier

Origin: , from Late Latin vīvificāre

Origin: : Latin vīvus, alive; see gwei- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin -ficāre, -fy

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Related Forms:

  • vivˌi·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun
  • vivˈi·fiˌer noun

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