VIVIFY


Meaning of VIVIFY in English

— vivification , n. — vivifier , n.

/viv"euh fuy'/ , v.t., vivified, vivifying .

1. to give life to; animate; quicken.

2. to enliven; brighten; sharpen.

[ 1535-45; alter. (with -FY for -ficate ) of late ME vivificate vivificatus (ptp. of vivificare ). See VIVI-, -FICATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .