revivify

[ ri-viv-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, re·viv·i·fied, re·viv·i·fy·ing.

1. to restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate.

revivify

/ rɪˈvɪvɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. tr to give new life or spirit to; revive

Derived Forms

• reˌvivifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• re·viv·i·fi·ca·tion [ri-viv-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of revivify¹

1665–75; < French révivifier < Late Latin revīvificāre. See re-, vivify

Example Sentences

If she loses, it’s not hard to imagine Newsom running as one of many candidates in a crowded field taking on President Trump and pledging to rebuild and revivify a devastated Democratic Party.

From Los Angeles Times

BIRTH/REBIRTH In the summer’s second spin on “Frankenstein” — see “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” above — Marin Ireland plays a pathologist who aims to revivify a dead child.

From New York Times

Old family stories are hard to revivify, even when they’re good family stories.

From New York Times

“Living cultures take symbols and then revivify them and give them meaning.”

From New York Times

“Cyrano” joins a crop of recent movies that have sought to revivify the musical form: Here, the effort is uneven, if ultimately deeply moving.

From Washington Post