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devive

devive verb: to render lifeless.

Verb

devive (third-person singular simple present devives, present participle deviving, simple past and past participle devived)

  1. To render lifeless.
    • Near-synonyms: kill, deanimate, devitalize, unalive
    Antonyms:
    vivify, revivify, revive

Synonyms of devive

Antonyms

Forms of devive

third-person singular presentdevives
present participledeviving
past participledevived
pastdevived

Questions about devive

What does devive mean?
Devive means to render lifeless.
What part of speech is devive?
Devive is a verb.
What is the past tense of devive?
The past tense of devive is devived.

Words near devive in the dictionary

  1. devitrifying
  2. devitrite
  3. Devitt
  4. devival
  5. devivals
  6. devive
  7. devived
  8. devives
  9. deviving
  10. devize
  11. devizee

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