Revivifier

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A being or substance that restores life or energy to another entity while invigorating and renewing its essence
2. An agent or individual that revitalizes and rejuvenates, imbuing a sense of renewed vitality and life to a subject
3. A person or thing that brings new life or energy to something that was inactive or weakened

Etymology: "Revivifier" is English, built from "revivify" plus the agent suffix "-er," so it means "one that revivifies." The base verb "revivify" was formed in English in the 17th century by adding the prefix "re-" (again) to "vivify," which comes from Late Latin "vivificare," meaning "to make alive," from Latin "vivus" (alive) and "facere" (to make). The verb thus literally means "to make alive again." The noun is a plain formation rather than a notable coinage, and its use is mostly confined to older and technical writing. Its synonym "reviver" follows the same pattern and is the more common form. The most useful way to read "revivifier" is as a deliberately heavy Latinate variant: English already had "vivify" and "revive," and "revivifier" stacks both ideas together in one word.

Synonyms: restorer, reviver, renewal agent, rejuvenator, reanimator