\Vi*vif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. vivificatus, p. p. vivificare. See {Vivify}.] 1. To give life to; to animate; to revive; to vivify. [R.] God vivificates and actuates the whole world. --Dr. H. More. 2. (Chem.) To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as from an oxide or solution; to reduce. [Obs.]