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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
vivify .
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Examples
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The death of a loved one brutally vivifies everything: clouds, street corners, faces, TV ads.
'The Last Werewolf' 2011
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The story of how Section 1076 became law vivifies how expanding government power is almost always the correct answer in Washington.
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Robert Cook's translation of Njal's Saga vivifies this greatest of Icelandic Sagas, full of incident and character.
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Creation itself had come forth from God in a free choice of love and finds its goal in God, whose Holy Spirit vivifies and orders it.
Archive 2007-06-01 Mike L 2007
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I believe that, by taking this "contrarian" approach, it enlivens and vivifies the discussion, sometimes pushing people to talk about uncomfortable aspects of the issues and activism we do put our hearts behind.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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Without premeditation, he vivifies all, and makes all who listen to him partake of his enthusiasm.
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I believe that, by taking this "contrarian" approach, it enlivens and vivifies the discussion, sometimes pushing people to talk about uncomfortable aspects of the issues and activism we do put our hearts behind.
Printing: Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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Creation itself had come forth from God in a free choice of love and finds its goal in God, whose Holy Spirit vivifies and orders it.
On The Same Old Thing Mike L 2007
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I believe that, by taking this "contrarian" approach, it enlivens and vivifies the discussion, sometimes pushing people to talk about uncomfortable aspects of the issues and activism we do put our hearts behind.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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I believe that, by taking this "contrarian" approach, it enlivens and vivifies the discussion, sometimes pushing people to talk about uncomfortable aspects of the issues and activism we do put our hearts behind.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
Louises commented on the word vivifies
Finally found Glen Duncan's "The Lone Werewolf" used in the examples!
February 25, 2012