vivifier

Senses

1. 1.

   to vivify, to bring to life

   to make lively or animated; to give life or vitality to

2. 2.

   to enliven, to invigorate

   to stimulate or add energy to something lifeless or dull

Examples

• "La musique vivifie l'âme."

  Music enlivens the soul.

• "Ces nouvelles mesures vivifieront l'économie locale."

  These new measures will invigorate the local economy.

• "Un sourire vivifiant éclaira son visage."

  An enlivening smile lit up his face.

Usage

A formal or literary verb meaning to infuse life or energy into something. Commonly used in abstract contexts (the soul, the spirit, the economy). Often found in the infinitive or past participle form (vivifiant). Not typically used in everyday casual speech.