how to pronounce оживлять

/ɐʐɨˈvlʲætʲ/

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оживлять is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of оживлять in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… сейчас мы будем оживлять чулан строго …”

meanings of оживлять

verb:

To improve the appearance (ex. of a building).
To imbue physical or emotional energy (ex. into a person, a street).
To revive, to bring back (of something that has been lost or forgotten).
To bring back to life.

оживлять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word оживлять occurs in russian on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.