verb
Meaning 1
To bring to life; to enliven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vivify
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈvɪvɪfaɪ/
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verb
Meaning 2
To impart vitality to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
give new life or energy to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, revivify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
verb
Meaning 4
make more striking or animated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vivifier, from Late Latin vivificō.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: съживявам (sǎživjavam) — to bring to life
- French: vivifier — to bring to life
- Georgian: გაცოცხლება (gacocxleba) — to bring to life
- Georgian: გამოცოცხლება (gamococxleba) — to bring to life
- German: beleben — to bring to life
- Italian: vivificare — to bring to life
- Latin: vivifico — to bring to life
- Russian: оживи́ть (oživítʹ) — to bring to life
- Ukrainian: оживля́ти (ožyvljáty) — to bring to life
- Ukrainian: оживи́ти (ožyvýty) — to bring to life
- Bulgarian: оживявам (oživjavam) — to impart vitality
- Georgian: სულის ჩადგმა (sulis čadgma) — to impart vitality
- Russian: вдохну́ть жизнь (vdoxnútʹ žiznʹ) — to impart vitality