vivificate

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/vɪˈvɪfɪkeɪt/

verb

To give life to; to animate or vitalise.

OriginLatin vīvificātus →
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Meanings

verbvivificate (third-person singular simple present vivificates, present participle vivificating, simple past and past participle vivificated)

present singular third person vivificates · participle present vivificating · participle past vivificated · past vivificated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo give life to; to animate or vitalise.

    God vivificates and actuates the whole world.

    1653, Henry More, Conjectura Cabbalistica

Origin

  1. Latinvīvificātus
  2. Englishvivificate

From Latin vīvificātus, past participle vīvificō. See vivify.

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APA

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MLA

“vivificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivificate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vivificate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vivificate.

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