Dictionary entry

Vivificate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Vi‐vif″i‐cate (?), v. t. [L. vivificatus, p. p. vivificare. See Vivify.] 1. To give life to; to animate; to revive; to vivify.

God vivificates and actuates the whole world. Dr. H. More.

2. (Chem.) To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as from an oxide or solution; to reduce.