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VIVIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: vivified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give new life or energy to

Example:

This treatment repaired my health

Synonyms:

animate; quicken; reanimate; recreate; renovate; repair; revive; revivify; vivify

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "vivify" is one way to...):

arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic)

Verb group:

come to; resuscitate; revive (return to consciousness)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

vivification (the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make more striking or animated

Example:

his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "vivify" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

vivification (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)

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