Vivificate

//vɪˈvɪfɪkeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To give life to; to animate or vitalise. obsolete, transitive

    "God vivificates and actuates the whole world."

  2. 2
    To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as from oxide or solution; to reduce. obsolete, transitive

Antonyms

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kill

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"God vivificates and actuates the whole world."

Etymology

From Latin vīvificātus, past participle vīvificō. See vivify.

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