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vivify, v.|ˈvɪvɪfaɪ|
[ad. F. vivifier (OF. from 12th c.), ad. L. vīvificāre: see vivificate v.]
1. trans. To give life to; to endue with life; to animate; to quicken.
1545T. Raynalde Byrth Mankynde 42 Throughe these artyres liuely spirite, and fresshe aere, is diriuied out of the mother into the childe, wherwith the naturall hete of the chylde is viuified and refresshed. 1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. *iij, Let us consider on the Sunne..what doth she effect?..[she doth] warme us, vivifye and administre lyfe vnto vs. 1615Crooke Body of Man 263 Mercurius Trismegistus saide well, that it was the spirite which viuifieth or quickneth euery forme in the whole world. 1653W. Ramesey Astrol. Restored 86 [They] placed a fiery sign first, for that heat ruleth in fire, by which all things are quickened and vivifyed. a1693Urquhart's Rabelais iii. iii. 39 The great Soul of the Universe..vivifyeth all manner of things. 1799Monthly Rev. XXX. 568 In this explosion of lite, every particle of native soil was vivified; and numberless races of vegetables and animals were produced. 1859Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 359 An instinct of the dynamic and supernatural laws which underlie and vivify this material universe. 1881Tyndall Ess. Floating Matter of Air 224 An indraught—slight no doubt, but still sufficient to contaminate or vivify the infusion.
b. transf. and fig. (Common in 19th c.)
1603Florio Montaigne i. xix. 30 As in nature one contrarie is vivified by another contrarie. 1713Pope Guardian No. 11 ⁋3 It [an elixir] restores and vivifies the most dejected Minds. 1776Sir J. Reynolds Disc. vii. (1876) 408 That Promethean fire, which animates the canvass and vivifies the marble. 1788Gibbon Decl. & F. xlix. V. 144 Their execution would have vivified the empire. 1832H. Martineau Each & All iv. 59 The utmost that education can do is to extend man's views, to exalt his aims, and vivify his powers. 1833Alison Hist. Europe (1849) I. iii. §68. 322 His plan was to vivify the State by vigorous measures. 1865Mozley Mirac. i. 4 It vivifies the stock we have, but does not add one item to it. 1905Sat. Rev. 29 April 545/2 It enables its ‘supers’ to shout.. and thereby vivify a languishing enthusiasm.
c. Phys. To convert into living tissue.
1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 416 An incision..to lay open any sinuous track, vivify callous edges, or remove spongy granulations..must be tried.
2. To make brighter or more brilliant.
1791Mrs. Radcliffe Rom. Forest ii, The sun appeared in all his glory,..vivifying every colour of the landscape. 1821Craig Lect. Drawing, etc. ii. 127 This covering..vivifies the most brilliant colours. 1885‘Mrs. Alexander’ Valerie's Fate i, The bright..autumnal sunshine was vivifying the many-tinted trees of the Bois de Boulogne.
b. To render more animated or striking.
1833H. Martineau Three Ages i. 26 His ready wit seldom failed to interpose to illustrate and vivify what was said. 1853Felton Fam. Lett. xi. (1865) 100, I always try to vivify an idea by embodying it in some manner. 1885Manch. Exam. 25 Feb. 3/3 This little volume is..vivified throughout by the sympathetic yet discriminating appreciation which pays all due honour to the hero.
3. absol. To impart life or animation.
1626Bacon Sylva §696 Which should shew, that Snow hath in it a secret Warmth; For else it could hardly Viuifie. 1655Vaughan Silex Scint. ii. Quickness, 'Tis such a blissful thing, that still Doth vivifie. 1852L. Hunt Day by the Fire, Rainy Day (1870) 294 It [a fire] talks to us;..it is vivified at our touch; it vivifies in return. 1871Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1879) II. xiv. 359 The one may vivify, while the other kills.
4. intr. To acquire life; to become alive.
1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1757) II. 277 The Ova will vivify or come to Life sooner. 1768Foote Devil iii. Wks. 1799 II. 276 They quit their torpid state, and vivify. 1842Loudon Suburban Hort. 113 The egg begins to vivify and swell with the heat of the spring. 1867Routledge's Ev. Boy's Ann. May 277 A sign that the eggs have vivified, and that they will probably hatch out. 1899Daily News 1 July 8/7 When the eggs have vivified, the young salmon will be tended until the two-year-old stage.
Hence ˈvivifying vbl. n.
1860Pusey Min. Proph. 2 The calf was the symbol..of..His continued vivifying of all which lives. 1884Earl Grey in Life Mandell Creighton (1904) I. viii. 247 The ripple which sprung from the vivifying of the waters of Embleton spread over a large surface. |