[French revivifier, from Old French, to come back to life, from Latin* revīvificāre, to revivify, Latin re-, re-, + Latin vīvificāre, to vivify; see vivify.]
transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To impart new life, energy, or spirit to. See synonyms at revive
derivatives
re·viv́i·fi·cátion
noun
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