Vi-vif'i-cāte, v. t.
v. t. [Lat. vivificare, vivificatum, It. vivificare, Sp. & Pg. vivificar, Pr. vivificar, vivifiar, Fr. vivifier. See supra.]
Sense 1. To give life to; to animate; to revive; to recover; to vivify. [Rare.]
God vivificates and actuates the whole world. More.
Sense 2. (Chem.) To bring back to the metallic form, as a metal, from an oxide, solution, or the like; to reduce. [Obs.]