revivify

[ ri-viv-uh-fahy ]

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verb (used with object),re·viv·i·fied, re·viv·i·fy·ing.

to restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate.

Origin of revivify

1665–75; <French révivifier<Late Latin revīvificāre.See re-, vivify

Other words from revivify

re·viv·i·fi·ca·tion [ri-viv-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /rɪˌvɪv ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun

Words Nearby revivify

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How to use revivify in a sentence

In the twelfth century the old system of wer and bt is already vanishing, though an antiquarian lawyer may yet try to revivify it.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
The thought that he could revivify her by the very strength of his overflowing love took him forward a step.
The Secret of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most interesting period, the last days of the Roman Republic.
Historic Boys | Elbridge Streeter Brooks
After all, how can we know anything of a nation's present or future without some attempt to revivify its past?
Penelope's Irish Experiences | Kate Douglas Wiggin
It is a food too strong for ordinary men, and which, when it does not revivify, smothers.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh | William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for revivify

revivify

/ (rɪˈvɪvɪˌfaɪ) /

verb-fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to give new life or spirit to; revive

Derived forms of revivify

revivification, noun

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