Word Origin & History. vivify 1590s, from O.Fr. vivifier (12c.), from L.L. vivificare make alive, restore to life, from vivificus enlivening, from L. vivus alive (see vivid) + root of facere to make (see factitious). Vivificate in same sense is recorded from early 15c.
BORN BIG High-birthweight newborns, such as this 4-day-old 19-pound baby (center) born to a diabetic mother, face health risks into adulthood.
The last large baby to be born in India was 14.77lbs. Setting a new world record, the new arrival has deposed the former holder of the title of the world's largest baby girl, Carisa Rusack, who was born weighing 14lb 5oz in Massachusetts in 2014. In 2015, a baby in Florida weighed in at 14lb and was declared the heaviest baby to be born in the US state.