English Dictionary: revivification | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Revivable \Re*viv"a*ble\, a. That may be revived. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Revivificate \Re`vi*vif"i*cate\, v. t. [Pref. re- + vivificate: cf. L. revivificare, revivificatum. Cf. {Revivify}.] To revive; to recall or restore to life. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Revivification \Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]vivification.] 1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life. 2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Revivify \Re*viv"i*fy\, v. t. [Cf. F. r[82]vivifier, L. revivificare. See {Vivify}.] To cause to revive. Some association may revivify it enough to make it flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness. --Sir W. Hamilton. |