'Enliven' definitions:
Definition of 'enliven'
From: WordNet
verb
Heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt]
verb
Definition of 'Enliven'
From: GCIDE
- Enliven \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. [1913 Webster]
- Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enliven'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- enkindle,
- entertain,
- excite,
- exhilarate,
- fillip,
- fire,
- fire up,
- fortify,
- fracture one,
- fresh up,
- freshen,
- freshen up,
- galvanize,
- give a lift,
- gladden,
- hearten,
- imbue,
- infect,
- inflame,
- inform,
- infuse,
- infuse life into,
- inject,
- inoculate,
- inspire,
- inspirit,
- invigorate,
- jazz up,
- kill,
- kindle,
- knock dead,
- liven,
- loosen up,
- pep up,
- perk up,
- pick up,
- pique,
- provoke,
- quicken,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- reanimate,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- refreshen,
- regale,
- reinvigorate,
- rejoice,
- rejoice the heart,
- rejuvenate,
- relax,
- renew,
- restore,
- resuscitate,
- revive,
- revivify,
- rouse,
- set up,
- sharpen,
- slay,
- snap up,
- solace,
- spirit,
- spirit up,
- stimulate,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- uplift,
- vitalize,
- vivify,
- wake up,
- warm,
- whet,
- wow,
- zip up