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.
RECORD-BREAKING BABIES. 1  The world's heaviest pair of twins weighed a total of 27lbs 12oz and were born to Mary Ann Ward Haskin on 20 February 1924 in Arkansas, USA - Patricia Jane weighed 14lbs and John Prosser weighed 13lbs 2oz. Patricia Jane is the heaviest twin ever born.