vivifying

Variant of vivify

vivify definition

vivi·fy (viv′ə fī′)

transitive verb vivified -·fied′, vivifying -·fy′·ing

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

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

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