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
My body and brain, weary and dull from the toil of travel, received a singular and revivifying freshness.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyTo the sick man the distance was considerable, but minute by minute he grew stronger, restored by revivifying hope.
The Secret of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteThere must be a quickening of the public conscience and a revivifying of the patriotism of the early fathers of the republic.
A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead | C. G. HellebergI had tired of the steamy atmosphere of Batavia, and that line of blue seemed full of revivifying power.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldFrederick, too, had an inclination for Utopias, and his friend's notions had a revivifying effect upon him.
Atlantis | Gerhart Hauptmann
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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