Definitions for: Enliven


[v] make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
[v] heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: animate, animate, exalt, inspire, invigorate, invigorate, liven, liven up

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

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