vivificate

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vivificate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vivificate \Vi*vif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. vivificatus, p. p.
     vivificare. See Vivify.]
     1. To give life to; to animate; to revive; to vivify. [R.]
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              God vivificates and actuates the whole world. --Dr.
                                                    H. More.
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     2. (Chem.) To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as
        from an oxide or solution; to reduce. [Obs.]
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