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vivification

vivification

1 9.9
An act of making something more lively or full of energy
  • noun
  • /ˌvɪvɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : vivificación
  • She felt a sense of vivification as she danced joyfully under the bright lights of the concert.

Examples

  • The vivification of the community began with a series of lively festivals and events.

  • After the long winter, the vivification of the landscape was evident as flowers bloomed and trees regained their leaves.

  • Thus, each prepares and welcomes vivification.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Vivification process was easy.

  • Debra might divorce me, but in a way I miss Gumpas, the electricity of his arrival, the vivification of an ephemeral creature who lives at night and dies when the sun rises.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

revivification
vsvivification
  • Formal
1 9.9

Bringing something back into use or public attention

refers to making something more lively without implying prior existence
enlivening
vsvivification
1 4.8

Giving something more energy and excitement

is the formal noun for the same action
invigoration
vsvivification
1 5.5

A change or feeling that makes something more lively and full of energy

is about actively making something lively rather than feeling it
vitalization
vsvivification
  • US
6.9

A return of life and energy to a person or place

is about actively making something lively rather than the resulting state

Antonyms

1 5.4

A lack of life, energy, or movement

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

How Lively

invigoration
1 5.5
vivification
1 9.9
rejuvenation
13 5.4
stimulation
28 4.1

Surface Forms

vivification singular
vivifications plural

Morphology

vivification = vivify (transparent) = vivify + ation

A regular noun is formed from the verb 'vivify' to denote the act or process of making lively, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word vivification comes from the Latin root viv- meaning 'alive' and the part -fication meaning 'to make'. You can see viv- in words like vivid and revive, so vivification is like 'making something alive' and means making something more lively or full of life.