v.
Pronunciation: r ē - ' vi-v ə - ˌ f ī
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: French révivifier, from Late Latin revivificare, from Latin re- + Late Latin vivificare to vivify
Date: 1675
: to give new life to : REVIVE
– re · viv · i · fi · ca · tion \ - ˌ vi-v ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun