Viv'i-fy, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. VIVIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. VIVIFYING.] [Fr. vivifier, Pr. vivifiar, vivificar. See VIVIFICATE.] To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate.

Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nourish. Bacon.