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deviving

deviving is the present participle and gerund of devive.

Meaning of devive

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

Questions about deviving

What is deviving the present participle and gerund of?
Deviving is the present participle and gerund of devive.

Words near deviving in the dictionary

  1. devival
  2. devivals
  3. devive
  4. devived
  5. devives
  6. deviving
  7. devize
  8. devizee
  9. devizees
  10. Devizes
  11. Devizes pie

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