Definition of enliven Enliven
/ɛnlajˈvʌn/ - [enlayvun] - en•liv•en
We found 10 definitions of enliven from 6 different sources.
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What does enliven mean?
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| enliven - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" | ||
| liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | ||
| blunt, deaden make less sharp; "blunt the knives" | ||
| energise, energize, perk up, brace, arouse, stimulate gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" | ||
| ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep up make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" | ||
| inspirit, spirit, spirit up infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" | ||
| enliven - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" | ||
| inspire, animate, invigorate, exalt | ||
| shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" | ||
| encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- enliven (v. t.)
To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. - enliven (v. t.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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enliven
To make sprightly or cheerful. -
enliven
To make vigorous or active.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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enliven
en-līv′n, v.t. to put life into: to excite or make active: to make sprightly or cheerful: to animate.—ns. Enliv′ener; Enliv′enment
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🔤- enliven, verb, present, 1st person singular of enliven (infinitive).
- enliven, verb (infinitive).
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