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vīvesco (vīvisco), vixi, 3, v. inch. n. [vivo], to become alive, get life, spring forth.

  1. I. In gen., Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 160; 16, 25, 39, § 93; 17, 10, 10, § 59; Prud. Apoth. 970.
  2. II. Pregn., to grow lively, strong, or vigorous, Lucr. 4, 1138: ulcus, id. 4, 1068: si utraque (arbor) vixerit, if they both grow, succeed, thrive, Col. Arb. 16, 2: stolones avulsi arboribus, Plin. 17, 10, 13, § 67.

vīvĭcombūrĭum, ii, n. [vivus-comburo], a burning of people alive, Tert. Anim. 1 fin.; 33 med.

vīvĭdē, adv., v. vividus fin.

vīvĭdo, āre, 1, v. a. [vividus], to make alive, produce: natos, Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 912.

vīvĭdus, a, um, adj. [vivo], containing life, living, animated (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. Fest. p. 376 Müll.).

  1. I. In gen. (very rare): tellus, Lucr. 1, 178.
    1. B. Transf., of pictorial representations, true to the life, animated, spirited, vivid: signa, Prop. 2, 31 (3, 29), 8: cera, Mart. 7, 44, 2: imago, Claud. B. Get. 468 (cf.: vivi de marmore vultus, Verg. A. 6, 848).
      Far more freq.,
  2. II. Pregn., full of life, lively, vigorous, vivid: corpus, Plin. Ep. 3, 1, 10: senectus, Tac. A. 6, 27: Umber (canis), Verg. A. 12, 753: dextra bello, id. ib. 10, 609: vis animi, Lucr. 1, 72; so, animi, Plin. Pan. 44, 6: ingenium, Liv. 2, 48, 3: pectus, id. 6, 22, 7: bello vivida virtus, Verg. A. 5, 754: odia, Tac. A. 15, 49: eloquentia, id. ib. 13, 42: epigrammata, Mart. 11, 42, 1.
    Comp.: merum, Mart. 8, 6, 12: spiritus, Val. Max. 5, 1, ext. 1.
    Adv.: vīvĭdē, vigorously (acc. to II.); in comp., Gell. 7, 3, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 7.

vīvĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [vivifico], a making alive, quickening, vivification (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Res. Carn. 28 fin.; id. adv. Marc. 5, 9.

vīvĭfĭcātor, ōris, m. [vivifico], he who makes alive, a quickener, vivifier (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Res. Carn. 37 med.; id. adv. Marc. 2, 9; Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 3.

vīvĭfĭcātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [vivificator], life-giving, Ambros. Spir. Sanc. 2, 9, 92.

vīvĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [vivificus], to make alive, restore to life, quicken, vivify (eccl. Lat.).

  1. I. Lit.: mortalia, Prud. Apoth. 234; id. adv. Marc. 5, 9; Tert. adv. Val. 14 fin.; Aug. adv. Pel. 2, 10, 33.
  2. II. Trop.: animam, Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 207; Hier. Ep. 108, 11.

vīvĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. [vivus-facio], making alive, quickening, vivifying, vivific (post-class.), App. Trism. init.: vigor, Amm. 21, 1, 8.

* vīvĭpărus, a, um, adj. [vivus-pario], that brings forth its young alive, viviparous: vivipari et ovipari pisces, App. Mag. p. 298, 24.

vīvĭrādix, īcis, f. [vivus-radix], a set or cutting having a root, a layer, quickset; of the vine, Cato, R. R. 33, 4; Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 170; of the rose, Varr. R. R. 1, 35, 1.

vīvisco, ĕre, v. vivesco.