Vivify

//ˈvɪvɪfaɪ// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring to life; to enliven. transitive

    "She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset."

  2. 2
    give new life or energy to wordnet
  3. 3
    To impart vitality to. transitive
  4. 4
    make more striking or animated wordnet

Synonyms

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animateanimatebracebrace upbreathe life intobring into being

Example

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"She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset."

Etymology

Late Latin vivificō via Old French vivifier.

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