Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nourish. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vivifying — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to enliven: animating, enlivening, quickening, rousing, stimulating, vitalizing. See EXCITE … English dictionary for students
vivifying — viv·i·fy || vɪvɪfaɪ v. give life, animate … English contemporary dictionary
vivifying — vivˈifying adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑vivid … Useful english dictionary
nature worship — nature worshiper. 1. a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena. 2. love of nature. [1865 70] * * * ▪ religion Introduction system of religion based on the veneration of natural phenomena for… … Universalium
Life — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Life >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 life life vitality viability Sgm: N 1 animation animation Sgm: N 1 vital spark vital spark vital flame soul spirit GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 … English dictionary for students
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) One of the changes of assimilation, in which proteid matter which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vivificative — Viv i*fi*ca*tive, a. Able or tending to vivify, animate, or give life; vivifying. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vivified — Vivify Viv i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vivified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vivifying}.] [F. vivifier, L. vivificare. See {Vivid}, { fy}; cf. {Vivificate}.] To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate. [1913 Webster] Sitting on eggs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vivify — Viv i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vivified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vivifying}.] [F. vivifier, L. vivificare. See {Vivid}, { fy}; cf. {Vivificate}.] To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate. [1913 Webster] Sitting on eggs doth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaven — I. noun Etymology: Middle English levain, from Anglo French levein, from Vulgar Latin *levamen, from Latin levare to raise more at lever Date: 14th century 1. a. a substance (as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid; especially … New Collegiate Dictionary
