revitalise
Meaningto put life back
Common meaning: to bring new life into
- reagain; back
- vitlifeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1998 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- iseverb ending: to make, to do
‘again’ + ‘life’ → revitalise
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin vīta ‘life’.
Roots
- vīta Latin “life”
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