vivified

verb

past tense of vivify
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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  1. stimulated
  2. animated
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  • Beijing's pullback of NEV subsidies, which had previously stimulated consumer appetite, has tempered demand for cars in 2026.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Many major tech companies engineered environments designed to keep smart people in the building longer—fed, caffeinated and stimulated enough to move at a pace that older, slower companies couldn't match.
    — Vince Carrabba, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of stimulated
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  • Forgive me for doubting that Eisen’s advocacy for this case is animated by his concern about ensuring theatrical windows for new releases.
    — Chris Wallace, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This time the wallpaper was digitally animated, made of 1,500 layers, more than three trillion pixels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of animated
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