Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To reanimate, bring back to life.

  2. (transitive)To reinvigorate or revitalize.

    Near-synonym: rejuvenate

  3. (archaic, transitive)To reactivate (a catalyst, reagent etc.).

  4. (archaic, intransitive)To become effective again as a reagent etc.

More definitions
  • give new life or energy to

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Partly from French revivifier and partly from Latin revīvificō, corresponding to re- + viv

Partly from French revivifier and partly from Latin revīvificō, corresponding to re- + vivify.

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Forms

revivifies, revivifying, revivified, revivified
Base formrevivify · to revivify
3rd person singularrevivifies
Present participlerevivifying
Past simplerevivified
Past participlerevivified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrevivify
he, she, itrevivifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsrevivified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave revivified
he, she, ithas revivified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill revivify

Synonyms

9 synonyms
reviveB2rejuvenate
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedrevivificaterevivification

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
revitalizerevivalB2reviveB2revokerevolt
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