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  3. /vivify

vivify

UKUS
C2

Definitions

v.

To bring to life; to make more lively or vivid

使生动;使活跃;赋予生命

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
vivlive, life
+
-ifyto make, to cause to become
=vivify

viv (live) + -ify (to make) = 'to make alive.' A literary, slightly old-fashioned verb — most everyday writing uses enliven or bring to life.

Root viv still carries 48 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Fresh detail can vivify even the dullest report.

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