Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vivify

/ˈvɪvɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: viv-ify
IPA: /ˈvɪvɪfaɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring to life; to enliven.

Transitive verb

verb

To impart vitality to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset."
"Persephone, the life force which vivifies all in the spring time, producing the manifold harvests of earth, descends with Plouton to the under world in autumn."
"[T]he sculptor lifted it [a round block of stone], turned it hither and thither in his hands, brushed off the clinging soil, and finally placed it on the slender neck of the newly discovered statue. The effect was magical. It immediately lighted up and vivified the whole figure, endowing it with personality, soul, and intelligence."

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vivifier, from Late Latin vivificō.

Word Breakdown

Root: vivificō

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

vivifies (present, singular) vivifying (participle, present) vivified (participle, past) vivified (past)

Derived Forms

autovivify convivify revivify

Synonyms

animate recreate reanimate revive renovate repair quicken revivify

Questions

How do you pronounce vivify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪvɪfaɪ/.
What does vivify mean?: To bring to life; to enliven.
Where does vivify come from?: Borrowed from Old French vivifier, from Late Latin vivificō.

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