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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From оживи́ти (ožyvýty) +‎ -я́ти (-játy). Compare Russian оживля́ть (oživljátʹ), Belarusian ажыўля́ць (ažyŭljácʹ), Polish ożywiać.

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Verb

оживля́ти (ožyvljátyimpf (perfective оживи́ти) (transitive)

  1. to bring back to life, to resuscitate, to revive (to cause to recover life, consciousness or strength; to cause to live anew, or to prevent from dying)
    Synonym: реанімува́ти impf (reanimuváty)
  2. (figuratively) to revive (to renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken)
    Synonym: воскреша́ти impf (voskrešáty)
  3. (figuratively) to enliven, to bring to life, to vitalize, to vivify (to make more lively)
  4. (figuratively) to revive, to revitalize (to restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate; to make lively again)

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