Vivification

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vivification \Viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. vivificatio: cf.
     vivification.]
     1. The act of vivifying, or the state of being vivified;
        restoration of life; revival. --Bacon.
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     2. (Physiol.) One of the changes of assimilation, in which
        proteid matter which has been transformed, and made a part
        of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and
        thus enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability,
        contractility, etc. --McKendrick.
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     3. (Chem.) The act or process of vivificating. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vivification
       n 1: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
            [syn: {animation}, {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {brio}]
       2: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
          [syn: {invigoration}, {animation}]