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vivify
verb
[ ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ ]
• make more lively or interesting; enliven.
• "outings vivify learning for children"
Origin:
late Middle English: from French vivifier, from late Latin vivificare, from Latin vivus ‘living’, from vivere ‘to live’.