vivification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌvɪvəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌvɪvɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 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... animationenlivenmentrevivalinvigorationquickeningrevitalization
Word family
Related forms vivifyvividrevivevivific

Etymology

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

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