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enliven, v.|ɛnˈlaɪv(ə)n|
[f. en-1 + life + -en5; see enlive.]
†1. trans. To give life to; to bring or restore to life; to animate (as the soul the body). Obs.
1633Earl of Manchester Al Mondo (1636) 14 Death..is but a departed breath from dead earth, inlivened at first by breath cast upon it. 1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 28 That ghostly being which enlivens the body of man. 1681J. Chetham Angler's Vade-m. xxxviii. §12. (1689) 248 Leaving it [i.e. spawn] to be enlivened by the sun's heat. 1732Wesley Wks. (1872) VII. 478 When God hath raised this body, he can enliven it with the same soul that inhabited it before.
2. To give fuller life to; to animate, inspirit, invigorate physically or spiritually; to quicken (feelings), stimulate (trade, etc.).
1644–52J. Smith Sel. Disc. vii. iv. (1821) 333 The Divinity derives itself into the souls of men, enlivening and transforming them into its own likeness. 1659Hammond On Ps. cxix. 29 Paraphr. 598 To inliven me to a pious virtuous life. 1677A. Yarranton Eng. Improv. 127 There is no way..to inliven Trade..but this way. 1679Plot Staffordsh. (1686) 384 For enlivening old trees. 1684Bunyan Pilgr. ii. 51 They came out of that Bath..much enlivened and strengthened in their Joynts. a1745Swift (J.), A small quantity of fresh coals..very much enlivens it [the fire]. 1799Dundas in J. Owen Wellesley's Disp. 640 The bullion which has been sent from this country..has tended to enliven your circulation. 1827C. Bridges Expos. Ps. cxix. (1830) 15 What is the motive that enlivens the believer in the pursuit of more extended spiritual knowledge?
3. To make ‘lively’ or cheerful, cheer, exhilarate; to impart liveliness to, relieve the monotony of, diversify agreeably (circumstances, conditions); to brighten, render cheerful in appearance.
1691Ray Creation (1714) 179 Their eminent Ends and Uses in illuminating and enlivening the Planets. 1711Addison Spect. No. 10 ⁋ 1, I shall endeavour to enliven Morality with Wit. 1730Thomson Autumn 27 A serener blue With golden light enlivened. 1760J. Scott Elegy i. Poet. Wks. (1786) 25 The Voice of Song [shall] enliven ev'ry Shade. 1778F. Burney Evelina (1784) II. i. 3 Our house has been enlivened to-day by the arrival of a London visitor. 1824Dibdin Libr. Comp. 516 He is a sage to consult, rather than a companion to enliven. 1858Doran Crt. Fools 61 The Jews themselves employed jesters to enliven their own wedding feasts. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) IV. 504 A picture, which is well drawn in outline, but is not yet enlivened by colour.
Hence enˈlivened, ppl. a.; enˈlivener, he who or that which enlivens.
1640W. Bridge True Souldiers Convoy 9 Enmity being nothing els but enlivened contrariety. 1665Cowley Pindar. Odes, Destiny i, Lo, of themselves th'enlivened chesmen move. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. 793 This Enlivened Terrestrial Body, or Mortal man. 1663Boyle Consid. Exper. & Nat. Philos. i. ii. 43 He calls Him the Preserver, or..the enlivener of them all. 1774Mrs. Delany Corr. Ser. ii. II. 34 The deer..are beautiful enliveners of every scene. 1821Blackw. Mag. X. 332 He was the enlivener and inspiriter of conversation. 1874Hartwig Aerial W. iv. 38 Echo, the charming enlivener of the silent glen. |