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

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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