brought to life
Given vital spark
Brought to life means made real, animated, or vivid.
A character is brought to life by a skilled actor; an idea is brought to life through execution.
The phrase can be literal—Frankenstein's monster brought to life by electricity—or figurative: The author's descriptions brought the setting to life.
To bring something to life is to give it vitality or make it feel present and immediate.
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- energizedMade lively and alert
- resurrectedRestored to life
- vivifiedMade lively or vital
dramatize · stimulated · invigorated · quicken · animated · enlivened · conjured · restored · embody · rekindle · rejuvenated · galvanize · rallied · materialize · came into being · reborn · spark · refreshed
brought to lifekilled
Caused to die
put to death · destroyed · terminated · extinguished · killed off
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