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vivify (iou)



vivify verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French vivifier from late Latin vivificare, from Latin vivus alive, from vivere live: see -FY.]
verb trans. Give life to, endow with life; animate, enliven, make lively; brighten. LME.
S. Paterson Are we not all originally..sprung from the same vivified mass? H. Martineau His ready wit seldom failed..to illustrate and vivify what was said.
verb intrans.
a. Impart life or animation. E17.
J. Tyndall The one may vivify, while the other kills.
b. Acquire life, become alive. M18.
vivifier noun M19.
vivifying adjective (a) life-giving, enlivening; (b) (of medicine) restorative: M17.