REVIVIFY

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

(verb) give new life or energy to; “A hot soup will revive me”; “This will renovate my spirits”; “This treatment repaired my health”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

revivify (third-person singular simple present revivifies, present participle revivifying, simple past and past participle revivified)

(transitive) To reanimate, bring back to life.

(transitive) To reinvigorate or revitalize.

(chemistry, transitive, now rare) To reactivate (a catalyst, reagent etc.).

(chemistry, intransitive, now rare) To become effective again as a reagent etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*viv"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. révivifier, L. revivificare. See Vivify.]

Definition: To cause to revive. Some association may revivify it enough to make it flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 April 2025

RACY

(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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