Vocab: word that means to acknowledge something, also giving life to it?

Vocab: word that means to acknowledge something, also giving life to it?
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“Affirm” is close to what you’re looking for. Affirm and acknowledge are both synonymous with accept — to believe the realness of something. Affirm also suggests the truth of a thing.
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