revivify
/ɹiːˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; […]"
- "In cautiously revivifying dead queens—and Time's appearance suggests that this recuperation is dependent on the hiatus—the play opens up a space, if an uncertain space, within which to begin a critique of current gender politics."
- "Near-synonym: rejuvenate"
- "Despite the patrician allure of much that Choiseul attempted, a renovating, technocratic spirit was abroad during his tenure of office which sought to rationalize and revivify government service [...]."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: re
- Root: revivifier, revīvificō
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹiːˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/