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vivify \VIV-uh-fy\, transitive verb: 1. To endue with life; to make alive; to animate. 2. To make more lively or intense. Can the writer isolate and vivify all in experience that most deeply engages our intellects and our hearts? -- Annie Dillard, "Write Till You Drop", New York Times, May 28, 1989... Sign in to see full entry.