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1. (v.t.) enliven
to make vigorous, active, or lively; invigorate; animate.
2. enliven
to make sprightly or cheerful; brighten; gladden.
Etymology: (1625–35; obs. enlive to give life to (en -1+life ) + -en1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
heighten or intensify
"These paintings exalt the imagination"
2. (verb) enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
make lively
"let's liven up this room a bit"
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1. (verb) enliven
to give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire
2. (verb) enliven
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
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Sense: to make (more) lively
I tried to think of something that might enliven the class.
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 Afrikaans: opkikker, verlewendig |
 Arabic: يُحْيي ،يُنْعِش، يَبْعَثُ |
 Bulgarian: оживявам |
 Brazilian: animar |
 Czech: oživit |
 German: beleben |
 Danish: sætte liv i; opmuntre |
 Greek: ζωντανεύω, ζωηρεύω κτ. |
 Spanish: animar |
 Estonian: elavdama |
 Farsi: شاداب کردن |
 Finnish: elävöittää |
 French: animer |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲיוֹת |
 Hindi: उत्तेजित करना |
 Croatian: oživjeti |
 Hungarian: (fel)élénkít |
 Indonesian: menghidupkan |
 Icelandic: lífga upp |
 Italian: animare, ravvivare |
 Japanese: 活気づける |
 Korean: 생기 넘치게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: pagyvinti |
 Latvian: atdzīvināt |
 Malay: menghidupkan |
 Dutch: verlevendigen |
 Norwegian: live opp, muntre |
 Polish: ożywiać |
 Persian: شاداب کردن |
 Pashto: ژوند كول، ويښول، ژوند ور |
 Portuguese: animar |
 Romanian: aînsufleţi |
 Russian: оживлять |
 Slovak: oživiť |
 Slovenian: poživiti |
 Serbian: razveseliti |
 Swedish: liva (pigga) upp |
 Thai: ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา |
 Turkish: canlandırmak |
 Taiwanese: 使有生氣 |
 Ukrainian: підбадьорювати |
 Urdu: خوشگوار بنانا |
 Vietnamese: làm sôi nổi |
 Chinese: 使有生气 |
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