Vivify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give new life or energy to

make more striking or animated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪvɪfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪvɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪvɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪvɪfˌaɪ/.

Examples

A hot soup will revive me
This will renovate my spirits
This treatment repaired my health

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reanimate revive repair renovate animate revivify recreate quicken

Parts of Speech

verb	give new life or energy to “A hot soup will revive me”
verb	make more striking or animated “his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story”

Word Forms

recreation	noun	activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
quickener	noun	an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
vivification	noun	the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
revivification	noun	bringing again into activity and prominence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beleben

Geben Sie neues Leben oder neue Energie

🇫🇷French

vivifier

donner une nouvelle vie ou une nouvelle énergie à

🇪🇸Spanish

vivificar

dar nueva vida o energía a

🇮🇹Italian

vivificare

dare nuova vita o energia a

🇳🇱Dutch

verlevendigen

nieuw leven of energie geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

vivificar

dar nova vida ou energia a

🇷🇺Russian

оживить

дать новую жизнь или энергию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिर जीवित करना

को नया जीवन या ऊर्जा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাণবন্ত করা

নতুন জীবন বা শক্তি দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிர்ப்பிக்கும்

புதிய வாழ்க்கை அல்லது ஆற்றலைக் கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవం పోస్తుంది

కొత్త జీవితాన్ని లేదా శక్తిని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जिवंत करणे

नवीन जीवन किंवा ऊर्जा द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવંત કરવું

નવું જીવન અથવા ઊર્જા આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವಂತಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹೊಸ ಜೀವನ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക

പുതിയ ജീവിതം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഊർജ്ജം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵੰਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨੂੰ ਨਵੀਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਊਰਜਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

زندہ کرنا

کو نئی زندگی یا توانائی دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生动

赋予新的生命或能量

🇯🇵Japanese

生き生きとさせる

～に新しい命やエネルギーを与える

🇰🇷Korean

생기를 불어넣다

새로운 생명이나 에너지를 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sống động

mang lại cuộc sống hoặc năng lượng mới cho

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา

ให้ชีวิตหรือพลังงานใหม่แก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghidupkan

memberikan kehidupan atau energi baru kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

buhayin

bigyan ng bagong buhay o enerhiya

🇲🇾Malay

menghidupkan

memberi kehidupan atau tenaga baru kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحياء

إعطاء حياة جديدة أو الطاقة ل

🇮🇷Persian

زنده کردن

زندگی یا انرژی جدید به

🇹🇷Turkish

canlandırmak

yeni yaşam veya enerji vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפִּיחַ רוּחַ חַיִים

לתת חיים או אנרגיה חדשים

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