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Definition of Enliven
1. Verb. Heighten or intensify. "The performance is likely to enliven Sue"; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
Generic synonyms: Excite, Shake, Shake Up, Stimulate, Stir
Specialized synonyms: Encourage
Derivative terms: Exaltation, Invigoration
2. Verb. Make lively. "The performance is likely to enliven Sue"; "Let's liven up this room a bit"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Brace, Energise, Energize, Perk Up, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Ginger Up, Jazz Up, Juice Up, Pep Up, Inspirit, Spirit, Spirit Up
Derivative terms: Animator, Enlivener, Invigoration, Invigoration
Antonyms: Deaden
Definition of Enliven
1. v. t. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire.
Definition of Enliven
1. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enliven
1. to make lively [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lively
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enliven
Literary usage of Enliven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers by Lindley Murray (1828)
"PIETY, and gratitude to God, contribute, in a high degree, to enliven prosperity.
Gratitude is a pleasing emotion. SECTION XXII. Piety and Gratitude enliven ..."
2. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"enliven, from en or in and liven, has the same sense. CHEER, in French chire,
Flemish eure the countenance, Greek ,••..< j<>\, signifies the giving joy or ..."
3. Publications (1853)
"The fear of the Lord preserve you all. Amen. With this I send you another letter,
if it may enliven you a little in your contention with the adversaries of ..."
4. The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin: History and Biography, with Portrait by Parker McCobb Reed (1882)
"... kim enliven his domestic and social ... N (mf stud r and rare, wlm ich enliven
hmis forensic ..."
5. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"I am afraid you will not have so many visitors to enliven you in the winter; and
then you will take to thinking it was livelier at Thornhill, ..."
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