VIVIFYING Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

vivifying

verb

present participle of vivify

as in stimulating

to give life, vigor, or spirit to this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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The process involved suctioning the newborn's airway and stimulating him.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The addition of crushed silicate rock such as basalt to the soil can improve tree nutrition in two ways, either by stimulating tree growth via directly releasing nutrients into the soil, or by increasing soil PH.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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