/ riːˈvɪvɪfaɪ; NAmE / verb
( re·vivi·fies , re·vivi·fy·ing , re·vivi·fied , re·vivi·fied ) [ vn ] ( formal ) to give new life or health to sth
SYN revitalize
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French revivifier or late Latin revivificare (from re- and vivify , from French vivifier , from late Latin vivificare , from Latin vivus living, from vivere to live).