Meaning of ENLIVEN
| Pronunciation: | | en'lIvun
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- [v] make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
- [v] heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
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| | Synonyms: | | animate, animate, exalt, inspire, invigorate, invigorate, liven, liven up |
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| | Antonyms: | | blunt, deaden | | |
| | See Also: | | arouse, brace, encourage, energise, energize, excite, ginger up, inspirit, jazz up, juice up, pep up, perk up, shake, shake up, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, stimulate, stir | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*liv"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlivened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enlivening}.] [Pref. en- + liven.].
1. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or
active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a
fire.
Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move.
--Cowley.
2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or
cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a
company; enlivening strains of music.
Syn: To animate; rouse; inspire; cheer; encourage; comfort;
exhilarate; inspirit; invigorate.
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| | Related Terms: | | amuse, animate, arouse, awaken, beguile, boost, brace, brace up, brighten, brisk, brisken, buck up, buoy up, cheer, cheer up, chirk up, convulse, delight, divert, dynamize, electrify, embue, encourage, energize, enkindle, entertain, excite, exhilarate, fillip, fire, fire up, fortify, fracture one, fresh up, freshen, freshen up, galvanize, give a lift, gladden, hearten, imbue, infect, inflame, inform, infuse, infuse life into, inject, inoculate, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kill, kindle, knock dead, liven, loosen up, pep up, perk up, pick up, pique, provoke, quicken, raise a laugh, raise a smile, reanimate, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinvigorate, rejoice, rejoice the heart, rejuvenate, relax, renew, restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify, rouse, set up, sharpen, slay, snap up, solace, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, tickle, titillate, uplift, vitalize, vivify, wake up, warm, whet, wow, zip up |
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