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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
- 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
- a rush
- animation
- cheerfulness
- delight
- description
- elation
- electrification
- elevation
- elucidation
- enlivenment
- euphoria
- exaltation
- excitation
- exposition
- firing
- gaiety
- galvanization
- gladness
- gleefulness
- head rush
- high spirits
- hilarity
- illumination
- inspiration
- interpretation
- invigoration
- joy
- joyfulness
- liveliness
- mirth
- quickening
- resolution
- simplification
- solution
- sprightliness
- stimulation
- unravelment
- uplift
- vitalization
- vivacity
- vivification
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