Enliven

//ɛnˈlaɪvən// verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
invigoratelivenliven upanimateexaltinspire

Example

More examples

"What is political science? From the "political," people will probably first associate it with the political incidents that enliven journalism."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

cheer up

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