bring to life

verb

To cause to regain consciousness, or return as if from death.

“The teapot was brought to life in the animated movie.”

Meanings

verbbring to life (third-person singular simple present brings to life, present participle bringing to life, simple past and past participle brought to life)

present singular third person brings to life · participle present bringing to life · participle past brought to life · past brought to life · alternative bring alive

  1. To cause to regain consciousness, or return as if from death.

    Synonyms: resuscitate, resurrect

  2. To make active, lively, or interesting.
    1 more example

    "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural in the underpass of Wigan North Western station.

    2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70

    Synonyms: liven, invigorate

  3. To cause to be alive or real.

    The teapot was brought to life in the animated movie.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause to regain consciousness, or return as if from death.

verbTo make active, lively, or interesting.

Translations

Esperanto vivigi
  • vivigicause to be alive or real
Polish ożywiać, ożywić
  • ożywiaćcause to be alive or real
  • ożywićcause to be alive or real
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