revivifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of revivify
1
as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor a new director hoping to revivify the region's oldest repertory company

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2
as in revives
to bring back to life, practice, or activity the new director hopes to revivify interest in the sports programs offered at the youth center

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivifies
  1. restores
  2. revives
  3. refreshes
  4. resurrects
  5. recreates
  6. renews
  7. renovates
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  • Ancient techniques include Kobido, a Japanese holistic massage that restores balance and stimulates the muscles through rhythmic tapping and fast hand movements across the face and neck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
  • Back in the late 1990s Olbermann read an article about someone who restores baseball cards.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of restores
Verb
  • Once Vega is satisfied and the LASD crew departs, Sugar emerges from his hiding place and revives Ji in the nick of time.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Country star Garth Brooks is returning to arenas with a new tour that revives one of his most iconic stage features and offers fans the same ticket price for every seat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of revives
Verb
  • The smash will almost certainly add to that sum in a few days when Billboard refreshes its rosters.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • L’Oréal Paris Lumi Glotion Shoppers with sensitive skin love how the lightweight formula refreshes their appearance without clogging pores.
    — Emma Greene, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Definition of refreshes
Verb
  • Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of resurrects
Verb
  • The agency has opened applications for its next Moon & Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA) mission, a year-long simulation that recreates the isolation, confinement and day-to-day challenges of long-duration space exploration.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Corden’s mum and dad are also in attendance for the show, and both take part in the final segment, which recreates a moment from the day’s events.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of recreates
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  • Beshear renews push for transparency Bipartisan concern has sparked calls for transparency, including from Beshear, who is calling on the senator to speak publicly about his condition.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • If an agent books the wrong trip, buys counterfeit goods, renews the wrong subscription, or sends money to a fraudulent service provider, the defining question will not be whether the system worked as designed.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of renews
Verb
  • The organization now also renovates multi-bedroom homes for families experiencing homelessness.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Brooke touches upon the topic with her partner on the show, HGTV's Scott McGillivray, while the pair renovates different spaces in a Las Vegas home as part of the competition.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of renovates
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