"vivify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvɪvɪfaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vivify.wav Forms: vivifies [present, singular, third-person], vivifying [participle, present], vivified [participle, past], vivified [past]
Etymology: Late Latin vivificō via Old French vivifier. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|vivificō}} Late Latin vivificō, {{uder|en|fro|vivifier}} Old French vivifier Head templates: {{en-verb}} vivify (third-person singular simple present vivifies, present participle vivifying, simple past and past participle vivified)
  1. (transitive) To bring to life; to enliven. Tags: transitive Translations (to bring to life): съживявам (sǎživjavam) (Bulgarian), vivifier (French), გაცოცხლება (gacocxleba) (Georgian), გამოცოცხლება (gamococxleba) (Georgian), vivificare (Italian), vivifico (Latin), оживи́ть (oživítʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vivify-en-verb-~JoVapY9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'to bring to life': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To impart vitality to. Tags: transitive Translations (to impart vitality): оживявам (oživjavam) (Bulgarian), სულის ჩადგმა (sulis čadgma) (Georgian), вдохну́ть жизнь (vdoxnútʹ žiznʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vivify-en-verb-vtF5Nt0N Disambiguation of 'to impart vitality': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autovivify

Inflected forms

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