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vivifying

Syllables: viv·ify·ing/ˈvɪvɪfʌɪŋ/

vivifying is the present participle and gerund of vivify.

Meaning of vivify

Verb

vivify (third-person singular simple present vivifies, present participle vivifying, simple past and past participle vivified)

  1. (transitive) To bring to life; to enliven.
    • She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
  2. (transitive) To impart vitality to.

Questions about vivifying

What is vivifying the present participle and gerund of?
Vivifying is the present participle and gerund of vivify.
How do you pronounce vivifying?
Vivifying is pronounced /ˈvɪvɪfʌɪŋ/.

Words near vivifying in the dictionary

  1. vivifier
  2. vivifiers
  3. vivifies
  4. vivifieth
  5. vivify
  6. vivifying
  7. vivipara
  8. viviparas
  9. viviparid
  10. viviparids
  11. viviparism

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