Antonyms for vivification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : viv-uh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪv əˌfaɪ

Definition of vivification

Origin : 1590s, from Old French vivifier (12c.), from Late Latin vivificare "make alive, restore to life," from vivificus "enlivening," from Latin vivus "alive" (see vivid) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Vivificate in same sense is recorded from early 15c.

As in clarification : noun explanation
As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement

Example sentences :

Every other description of food was in the same state of transition into vivification.
Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

Still, it was but a pencil sketch, and wanted the vivification of color.
Extract from : « Under the Redwoods » by Bret Harte

Its vivification, among them also, constituted the act of creation.
Extract from : « Ophiolatreia » by Anonymous

But most of all is the regular progress of vivification visible in the dialogue.
Extract from : « The English Novel » by George Saintsbury

My dear, there is a bloom and joy, a vivification about you that may be felt ten feet away!
Extract from : « Foes » by Mary Johnston

Every phrase of his narrative is a definite contribution towards the vivification of his realistic effects.
Extract from : « Norse Tales and Sketches » by Alexander Lange Kielland

Synonyms for vivification

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