Drain and Vivify

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Drain verb - To remove (liquid) gradually or completely.

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Vivify is an antonym for drain.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Vivify verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

Usage example: this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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Drain is an antonym for vivify.

Nearby Words: vivified, vivifying

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