vivification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌvɪvəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌvɪvɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of giving life or vitality to something; animation

The director credited the actor with the vivification of a dull script.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of giving life or... animationenlivenmentrevival invigorationquickeningrevitalization

Opposites

mortification deadening killing

Word family

Related forms vivify vivid revivevivific

Etymology

From Late Latin vivificationem, from vivificare ('to make alive'), from vivus ('alive') + facere ('to make').

vivificare Latin vivus Latin facere Latin

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# vivification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌvɪvəfəˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌvɪvɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of giving life or vitality to something; animation

## Examples
- The director credited the actor with the vivification of a dull script.

## Synonyms
- animation
- enlivenment
- revival
- invigoration
- quickening
- revitalization

## Antonyms
- mortification
- deadening
- killing

## Related Forms
- vivify
- vivid
- revive
- vivific

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vivificare
- Root: vivus
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Late Latin vivificationem, from vivificare ('to make alive'), from vivus ('alive') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Vivification is a noun meaning "the act of giving life or vitality to something; animation". Historically, it is from Late Latin vivificationem, from vivificare ('to make alive'), from vivus ('alive') + facere ('to make'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: vivification is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin vivificare, Latin vivus, and Latin facere. Close English family members include vivify, vivid, revive, and vivific.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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