revivify
to restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate.
Origin of revivify
1Other words from revivify
- re·viv·i·fi·ca·tion [ri-viv-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /rɪˌvɪv ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
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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 MaitlandThe 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 WhiteProf. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most interesting period, the last days of the Roman Republic.
Historic Boys | Elbridge Streeter BrooksAfter 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 WigginIt 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
/ (rɪˈvɪvɪˌfaɪ) /
(tr) to give new life or spirit to; revive
Derived forms of revivify
- revivification, noun
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