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
Verb
  • Serra then analogizes the spatial mediation stimulated by Shift to a verbal operation.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When a sensor detected the left or right forelimb moving, the hub sent a limb-specific pulse through the body that reached an implant on the corresponding hind leg, which stimulated the sciatic nerve and made that leg twitch.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stimulated
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  • Tech Talks — animated by top hairdressers — are another such initiative.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of animated
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“Vivified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivified. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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