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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vivify \Viv"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vivified; p. pr. & vb. n. Vivifying.] [F. vivifier, L. vivificare. See Vivid, -fy; cf. Vivificate.] To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate. [1913 Webster] Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nourish. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]