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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary re·viv·i·fy
\\rē-ˈvi-və-ˌfī\\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY French révivifier, from Late Latin revivificare, from Latin re- + Late Latin vivificare to vivify DATE 1675 : to give new life to : revive
• re·viv·i·fi·ca·tion \\-ˌvi-və-fə-ˈkā-shən\\ noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 revivifyre·viv·ify / ri:5vivifai / verb ( re·vivi·fies, re·vivi·fy·ing, re·vivi·fied, re·vivi·fied)
[VN] ( formal) to give new life or health to sth 使获得新生；使复活；使再生；使恢复健康
SYN revitalize Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged re·viv·i·fy
\-ˌfī\ verbEtymology: French révivifier, from Late Latin revivificare to restore to life, from Latin re- + Late Latin vivificare to make alive, vivify — more at vivify transitive verb: to impart new life to : cause to revive: as
a. : reanimate , reinvigorate
b. : to restore to life : resuscitate
c.
(1) : revive 5a
(2) : to restore to a chemically active state : reactivate intransitive verb
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