"give life to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gives life to [present, singular, third-person], giving life to [participle, present], gave life to [past], given life to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> life to}} give life to (third-person singular simple present gives life to, present participle giving life to, simple past gave life to, past participle given life to)
  1. (idiomatic, dated, obsolete) To render something into active use; to provide an impetus to something. Tags: dated, idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-give_life_to-en-verb-1fYk3iKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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