to revivify
1
8.5
- verb
- /rɪˈvɪvəˌfaɪ/
- Formal
:
revivir
- Her inspiring speech seemed to revivify the enthusiasm of everyone in the crowd.
- revivify art
So you think it's impossible to revivify the the humanities?
- So you think it's impossible to revivify the the humanities?
Examples
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The vision I present is an ideal, one that can revivify us as we work toward its achievement.
Academic text (2004) -
Any serious attempt to revivify the GOP might begin with a full-throated stand for a strong national defense.
Academic text (2009) -
A living culture, as opposed to a "dead" or museum culture, will undergo constant and revivifying change, which can only strengthen it.
Academic text (2006) -
And religious traditions, East and West, must allow the spirit of the Earth to revivify the truths they proclaim.
Academic text (1993) -
If the nation-state is presently moribund, then Europeans must revivify it or create a new political form to take its place.
Academic text (2002) -
Narad, might I suggest a nightcap; it may revivify you from your obvious stresses.
Blog text (13) -
Through these effective twentieth-century teaching aids, history is revivified, and old and young may relive the great events of the past.
Academic text (1995) -
Kris and Kurz viewed likeness as a means of revivifying the art object that had become untethered from its living subject.
Academic text (2002) -
A weekend retreat in the mountains can truly revivify your spirit and energy.
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The new paint color helped to revivify the entire atmosphere of the office.
Synonyms
70
2.7
Make something or yourself smell and feel clean
65
3.7
To make someone feel more active and alert
50
2.8
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
45
4.8
To give new life and energy to something
33
5.1
Make a feeling or interest strong again
26
5.5
To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively
25
4.0
To make a group or event more lively and energetic
24
5.5
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
20
3.6
To rest and get energy back after being tired
19
5.7
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
16
7.2
To bring back life and energy to a person or thing
8
5.3
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
6
4.1
Make something more active and interesting
5
9.9
To bring something dead back to life
4
5.2
Give new strength and energy to someone
3
4.1
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
3
4.0
To make a person or thing feel fresh and full of energy
2
5.4
To make a person or thing more lively
1
6.7
To make something full of life and energy
1
8.2
To make something more lively or bright
1
5.3
To give food and nutrients again to people, animals or soil
To make something feel new and alive again
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
To make people or things feel more energetic again
To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
To make someone or something able to work well again
Antonyms
How Revived
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7.3
71
4.1
- Formal
1
8.5
19
5.7
50
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
revivify = vivify (semi-transparent) = re + viv + ify
Given knowledge of 'vivify', adding 're-' straightforwardly signals bringing life or energy back again.
Etymology
Revivify begins with re- which means 'again' and uses the root viv- from the Latin vivere meaning 'to live', the same root you find in revive. So to revivify something is to 'make it live again' or give it new life and energy.