Definitions for vivifyˈvɪv əˌfaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
viv•i•fyˈvɪv əˌfaɪ(v.t.)-fied, -fy•ing.
to give life to; animate.
to enliven; brighten.
Origin of vivify:
1535–45; < L vīvificāre. See vivi -, -fy
viv′i•fi`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify(verb)
give new life or energy to
"A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
vivify(verb)
make more striking or animated
"his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"
Wiktionary
vivify(Verb)
To bring to life
vivify(Verb)
To impart vitality
Origin: Latin vivus (alive), through late Latin vivificare and French vivifier
Webster Dictionary
Vivify(verb)
to endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate
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