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gives life to

gives life to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give life to.

Meaning of give life to

Verb

give life to (third-person singular simple present gives life to, present participle giving life to, simple past gave life to, past participle given life to)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, obsolete) To render something into active use; to provide an impetus to something.

Questions about gives life to

What is gives life to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives life to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give life to.

Words near gives life to in the dictionary

  1. gives it socks
  2. gives it some welly
  3. gives it the gun
  4. gives it to someone
  5. gives it up
  6. gives life to
  7. gives lip
  8. gives me
  9. gives name to
  10. gives neck
  11. gives notice

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