enliven
11enliven — enlivener, n. enliveningly, adv. enlivenment, n. /en luy veuhn/, v.t. 1. to make vigorous or active; invigorate: The wit of Mencken enlivened his age. 2. to make sprightly or cheerful; brighten: Flowers enliven any room. [1625 35; obs. enlive to… …
12enliven — en|liv|en [ınˈlaıvən] v [T] to make something more interesting ▪ Humour can help enliven a dull subject …
13enliven — /ɛnˈlaɪvən / (say en luyvuhn), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to make vigorous or active; invigorate. 2. to make sprightly or cheerful; brighten. {obsolete enlive enliven (from en 1 + live2, adjective) + en1} –enlivener, noun –enlivenment …
14enliven — verb /ɛnˈlaɪvə̆n/ To make more lively, cheerful or interesting. The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other. Syn: liven, liven up …
15enliven — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
16enliven — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. animate, exhilarate, inspirit, quicken, fire, brighten, stimulate, rouse, invigorate; cheer, elate, encourage. See cheerfulness, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cheer, liven up, vivify,… …
17enliven — en|liv|en [ ın laıvn ] verb transitive FORMAL to make something more interesting or lively …
18enliven — en·liv·en || ɪn laɪvn v. animate, invigorate, rouse, make lively …
19enliven — verb make more entertaining or interesting. ↘make more cheerful or animated. Derivatives enlivener noun enlivenment noun Origin C17 (in the sense give life to ): from C16 enlive, inlive (in the same sense) …
20enliven — v. a. 1. Quicken, animate, wake, rouse, invigorate, give life to. 2. Inspire, inspirit, exhilarate, cheer, delight, gladden …
