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Enliven

//ɛnˈlaɪvən// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. archaic, transitive
  2. 2
    make lively wordnet
  3. 3
    To make more lively, cheerful or interesting. transitive

    "The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other."

  4. 4
    heighten or intensify wordnet

Etymology

From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.

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