Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Vivify has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
give new life or energy to
"A hot soup will revive me"
"This will renovate my spirits"
"This treatment repaired my health"
2
make more striking or animated
"his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"
3
To bring to life; to enliven.
Example Sentences
"A hot soup will revive me"
verb
"This will renovate my spirits"
verb
"This treatment repaired my health"
verb
"his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Origin
The word comes from the Old French vivifier, which was borrowed from the Late Latin vivificō. Originally, it meant to give life or make something alive.