revivify

verb

rē-ˈvi-və-ˌfī How to pronounce revivify (audio)
Definition of revivifynext
1
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor a new director hoping to revivify the region's oldest repertory company

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2
as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity the new director hopes to revivify interest in the sports programs offered at the youth center

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Recent Examples of revivify But Jerzy Skolimowski’s formally radical, emotionally wrenching drama about the travails of a donkey is by far this category’s — and perhaps the year’s — most cinematically revivifying achievement. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023 The oatmeal and aloe combination will work to detangle and revivify dull coats, leaving your furbaby looking his best. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022 Emergencies remind us that people admire selflessness and enjoy demands on their generosity, and that the community as a whole is revivified by such demands. — Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020 Few films express as well as this one how an immigrant’s sadness at leaving one’s homeland is countered by the prospect of a revivifying renewal. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for revivify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivify
  1. restore
  2. revive
  3. refresh
  4. resurrect
  5. renew
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  • The advocacy group has proposed legislation aimed at restoring competition in digital advertising.
    — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nowadays, the gardens designed for King George IV are being restored, a green lung for the city.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Oil's surge also revived rate-hike jitters, snapping the market's otherwise calm run through a fifth straight winning month.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Mitsubishi is reviving its Pajero nameplate as a flagship three-row SUV for the 2027 model year.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of revive
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  • Credit line reviews typically follow monthly or quarterly cycles; attrition models are refreshed periodically and applied in batch.
    — Julie Conroy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some viewers had to refresh the page after receiving error messages, indicating high usage levels.
    — Jenni Reid,Alex Buckmaster, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • And the iconic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte was torn down in July, though that is set to be resurrected.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Botanico name was resurrected in Midtown by the team behind the former Buckhead restaurant of the same name, and the all-pink High Noon Brunchery made a big move from Douglasville to a prominent location on Peachtree Road.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of resurrect
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  • The actor currently stars in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, the second season of which premiered today on Netflix and has already been renewed for a third.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Right now, Congress is mulling whether to renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which seemingly is the sole legal basis allowing AI firms to share information with the government through GOLD EAGLE, the complaint said.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Revivify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivify. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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