Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb come_to_life

2 senses of come to life

Sense 1
come to life, come into being -- (be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to life when the rains come")
       => be born -- (come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm")

Sense 2
come to life -- (be lifelike, as of a painting; "If you look at it long enough, this portrait comes to life!")
       => resemble -- (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work")