- vivify
- [ʹvıvıfaı] v книжн.
1. оживлять, вносить жизнь; обновлять2. животворить; воскрешать3. придавать яркость (цвету, образу)4. обрести жизнь, стать живым; воскреснуть, ожить5. оживиться
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Vivify — Viv i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vivified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vivifying}.] [F. vivifier, L. vivificare. See {Vivid}, { fy}; cf. {Vivificate}.] To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate. [1913 Webster] Sitting on eggs doth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vivify — index generate, heighten (augment), stimulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vivify — (v.) 1590s, from O.Fr. vivifier (12c.), from L.L. vivificare make alive, restore to life, from vivificus enlivening, from L. vivus alive (see VIVID (Cf. vivid)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) … Etymology dictionary
vivify — *quicken, animate, enliven Analogous words: *vitalize, energize, activate: *renew, restore, refresh: *stir, rouse, arouse: stimulate, galvanize, excite (see PROVOKE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vivify — ► VERB (vivifies, vivified) ▪ enliven or animate. DERIVATIVES vivification noun. ORIGIN Latin vivificare, from vivere to live … English terms dictionary
vivify — [viv′ə fī΄] vt. vivified, vivifying [Fr vivifier < LL(Ec) vivificare (as opposed to mortificare: see MORTIFY) < L vivus, alive (see BIO ) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to give life to; animate 2. to make more lively, active, striking, etc. viv … English World dictionary
vivify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English vivifien to nourish, from Anglo French vivifier to give life to, from Late Latin vivificare, from Latin vivificus enlivening, from vivus alive more at quick Date: 14th century 1. to endow… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vivify — 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 < L vivificatus (ptp. of vivificare). See … Universalium
vivify — verb a) To bring to life b) To impart vitality … Wiktionary
vivify — Synonyms and related words: animate, brace, brace up, breathe life into, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to life, brisk, brisken, buck up, call into being, call into existence, cheer, chirk up, conceive, endow with life, energize,… … Moby Thesaurus
vivify — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. give life to, animate, vitalize, quicken. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make alive: animate, quicken, vitalize. See LIVE … English dictionary for students
