Definition of enliven in English:

enliven

verb ɛnˈlʌɪv(ə)nɪnˈlʌɪv(ə)n

[with object]

1Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts
Example sentencesExamples
- He came from a family of circus performers and enlivened meetings in which he participated.
- The changes only serve to enhance and enliven the original building.
- Quotations from articles in and letters to women's magazines enhanced and enlivened the chapter on professional working women.
- They may enliven parliament to the point of making it interesting.
- Long escapes the scholar's temptation to be dryly academic, enlivening her book with unexpected and entertaining love stories.
- Laughter can enliven even monotonous proceedings on the set, " she adds.
- Rather, it should enhance and enliven the occasion.
- Proposing this debate at your next management away day should enliven proceedings.
- He is interesting when identifying personalities and providing biographical material to enliven the narrative.
- Set in a Fife factory and drawn from personal experiences, the bleak subject is enlivened with humour and wit.
- It adds: ‘Well-designed restaurants and bars will also be encouraged adjacent to the public open spaces to create lively frontages and enliven the areas.’
- Entertainment workers enlivened the rally with their acts.
- Hopefully, this will enliven the journal and make it more interesting in the eyes of a broad military readership.
- Aided by digital graphics and other powerful tools, animation can enliven anything, from a movie to a music video.
- Throughout the book, the writing is enlivened with bright flashes of wit and Kent's consistently elegant use of language.
- They also express the weight and mass of the station's structure, which is animated and enlivened through the presence of natural light.
- The mid-afternoon sun shone down from a sky only occasionally enlivened by the odd fluffy cloud.
- And as a prolific writer armed with wit, his articles enlivened the pages of the magazines.
- Heated discussions, sometimes carried on in several languages, enlivened the proceedings.
- The eye was immediately drawn to these buildings and significant lengths of the streets were enlivened by their presence.
Synonyms
brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting, liven up, put some spirit into, add colour to, wake up, give a lift/boost to, ginger up
improve, enhance, season, leaven, add spice to, spice up, revitalize, vitalize
informal perk up, jazz up, pep up, zhoosh (up)
1. 1.1 Make (someone) more cheerful or animated.
  the visit had clearly enlivened my mother
  Example sentencesExamples
  It seems that poetry ought to enliven us.
  She seemed to be enlivened by the condition outside, exhilarated by the motion of flying through it.
  When I feel rejuvenated, I feel enlivened, energized, connected with the world around me, and all of those qualities are ones that we notice in children.
  Their words, she says, not only enliven her but also help jog her memory about speeches she's given during the past 15 years.
  The music of Laurie Lewis will surprise you, enliven you, and cause you to reflect - just like bird songs themselves.
  It is the prayer which enlivens and freshens up a person when hardships bog him down.
  What enlivens us and mobilizes the will to live in each of us is profoundly unique.
  Barrie succeeded in getting his mother's attention and thus encouraged he made every effort possible to enliven her and to make her forget David.
  Synonyms
  cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, ginger up, buoy up, make lively, waken/wake up
  hearten, stimulate, galvanize, fire, light a fire under, boost, rejuvenate, animate, give life to, vivify, vitalize, exhilarate, invigorate, restore, revive, rouse, refresh
  informal perk up, buck up, pep up

Derivatives

enlivener

noun

An enlivener of many a house party, he overcame academic challenges, especially encounters with French, to earn his diploma in 1956.
Example sentencesExamples
- Parsley, enlivener of mashed potatoes, has long been used to banish bloating.
- To be effective as an enlivener of others, a clergyman should have his own growth group for continuing professional renewal.

enlivenment

noun

As its manager and director from 1960 to 1963, King staged plays by white and black playwrights, including Milner's, eventually exchanging the middle class for a neighborhood audience to the enlivenment of the productions.
Example sentencesExamples
- A sign of this enlivenment is the opening of new galleries, which will offer a refuge for both artists and admirers of their art.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'restore to life, give life to'; formerly also as inliven): from 16th-century enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from en-¹, in-² (as an intensifier) + life.

Rhymes

Ivan, liven

Definition of enliven in US English:

enliven

verb

[with object]

1Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts
Example sentencesExamples
- He is interesting when identifying personalities and providing biographical material to enliven the narrative.
- Long escapes the scholar's temptation to be dryly academic, enlivening her book with unexpected and entertaining love stories.
- The eye was immediately drawn to these buildings and significant lengths of the streets were enlivened by their presence.
- Rather, it should enhance and enliven the occasion.
- Proposing this debate at your next management away day should enliven proceedings.
- And as a prolific writer armed with wit, his articles enlivened the pages of the magazines.
- The mid-afternoon sun shone down from a sky only occasionally enlivened by the odd fluffy cloud.
- Quotations from articles in and letters to women's magazines enhanced and enlivened the chapter on professional working women.
- The changes only serve to enhance and enliven the original building.
- It adds: ‘Well-designed restaurants and bars will also be encouraged adjacent to the public open spaces to create lively frontages and enliven the areas.’
- They may enliven parliament to the point of making it interesting.
- Heated discussions, sometimes carried on in several languages, enlivened the proceedings.
- Aided by digital graphics and other powerful tools, animation can enliven anything, from a movie to a music video.
- Set in a Fife factory and drawn from personal experiences, the bleak subject is enlivened with humour and wit.
- Throughout the book, the writing is enlivened with bright flashes of wit and Kent's consistently elegant use of language.
- Hopefully, this will enliven the journal and make it more interesting in the eyes of a broad military readership.
- Laughter can enliven even monotonous proceedings on the set, " she adds.
- Entertainment workers enlivened the rally with their acts.
- He came from a family of circus performers and enlivened meetings in which he participated.
- They also express the weight and mass of the station's structure, which is animated and enlivened through the presence of natural light.
Synonyms
brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting, liven up, put some spirit into, add colour to, wake up, give a boost to, give a lift to, ginger up
1. 1.1 Make (someone) more cheerful or animated.
  the visit had clearly enlivened my mother
  Example sentencesExamples
  What enlivens us and mobilizes the will to live in each of us is profoundly unique.
  When I feel rejuvenated, I feel enlivened, energized, connected with the world around me, and all of those qualities are ones that we notice in children.
  Their words, she says, not only enliven her but also help jog her memory about speeches she's given during the past 15 years.
  The music of Laurie Lewis will surprise you, enliven you, and cause you to reflect - just like bird songs themselves.
  Barrie succeeded in getting his mother's attention and thus encouraged he made every effort possible to enliven her and to make her forget David.
  She seemed to be enlivened by the condition outside, exhilarated by the motion of flying through it.
  It seems that poetry ought to enliven us.
  It is the prayer which enlivens and freshens up a person when hardships bog him down.
  Synonyms
  cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, ginger up, buoy up, make lively, wake up, waken up

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘restore to life, give life to’; formerly also as inliven): from 16th-century enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + life.

单词	enliven
释义	Definition of enliven in English: enliven verb ɛnˈlʌɪv(ə)nɪnˈlʌɪv(ə)n [with object] 1Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing. the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts Example sentencesExamples He came from a family of circus performers and enlivened meetings in which he participated. The changes only serve to enhance and enliven the original building. Quotations from articles in and letters to women's magazines enhanced and enlivened the chapter on professional working women. They may enliven parliament to the point of making it interesting. Long escapes the scholar's temptation to be dryly academic, enlivening her book with unexpected and entertaining love stories. Laughter can enliven even monotonous proceedings on the set, " she adds. Rather, it should enhance and enliven the occasion. Proposing this debate at your next management away day should enliven proceedings. He is interesting when identifying personalities and providing biographical material to enliven the narrative. Set in a Fife factory and drawn from personal experiences, the bleak subject is enlivened with humour and wit. It adds: ‘Well-designed restaurants and bars will also be encouraged adjacent to the public open spaces to create lively frontages and enliven the areas.’ Entertainment workers enlivened the rally with their acts. Hopefully, this will enliven the journal and make it more interesting in the eyes of a broad military readership. Aided by digital graphics and other powerful tools, animation can enliven anything, from a movie to a music video. Throughout the book, the writing is enlivened with bright flashes of wit and Kent's consistently elegant use of language. They also express the weight and mass of the station's structure, which is animated and enlivened through the presence of natural light. The mid-afternoon sun shone down from a sky only occasionally enlivened by the odd fluffy cloud. And as a prolific writer armed with wit, his articles enlivened the pages of the magazines. Heated discussions, sometimes carried on in several languages, enlivened the proceedings. The eye was immediately drawn to these buildings and significant lengths of the streets were enlivened by their presence. Synonyms brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting, liven up, put some spirit into, add colour to, wake up, give a lift/boost to, ginger up improve, enhance, season, leaven, add spice to, spice up, revitalize, vitalize informal perk up, jazz up, pep up, zhoosh (up) 1.1 Make (someone) more cheerful or animated. the visit had clearly enlivened my mother Example sentencesExamples It seems that poetry ought to enliven us. She seemed to be enlivened by the condition outside, exhilarated by the motion of flying through it. When I feel rejuvenated, I feel enlivened, energized, connected with the world around me, and all of those qualities are ones that we notice in children. Their words, she says, not only enliven her but also help jog her memory about speeches she's given during the past 15 years. The music of Laurie Lewis will surprise you, enliven you, and cause you to reflect - just like bird songs themselves. It is the prayer which enlivens and freshens up a person when hardships bog him down. What enlivens us and mobilizes the will to live in each of us is profoundly unique. Barrie succeeded in getting his mother's attention and thus encouraged he made every effort possible to enliven her and to make her forget David. Synonyms cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, ginger up, buoy up, make lively, waken/wake up hearten, stimulate, galvanize, fire, light a fire under, boost, rejuvenate, animate, give life to, vivify, vitalize, exhilarate, invigorate, restore, revive, rouse, refresh informal perk up, buck up, pep up Derivatives enlivener noun An enlivener of many a house party, he overcame academic challenges, especially encounters with French, to earn his diploma in 1956. Example sentencesExamples Parsley, enlivener of mashed potatoes, has long been used to banish bloating. To be effective as an enlivener of others, a clergyman should have his own growth group for continuing professional renewal. enlivenment noun As its manager and director from 1960 to 1963, King staged plays by white and black playwrights, including Milner's, eventually exchanging the middle class for a neighborhood audience to the enlivenment of the productions. Example sentencesExamples A sign of this enlivenment is the opening of new galleries, which will offer a refuge for both artists and admirers of their art. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'restore to life, give life to'; formerly also as inliven): from 16th-century enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from en-¹, in-² (as an intensifier) + life. Rhymes Ivan, liven Definition of enliven in US English: enliven verb [with object] 1Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing. the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts Example sentencesExamples He is interesting when identifying personalities and providing biographical material to enliven the narrative. Long escapes the scholar's temptation to be dryly academic, enlivening her book with unexpected and entertaining love stories. The eye was immediately drawn to these buildings and significant lengths of the streets were enlivened by their presence. Rather, it should enhance and enliven the occasion. Proposing this debate at your next management away day should enliven proceedings. And as a prolific writer armed with wit, his articles enlivened the pages of the magazines. The mid-afternoon sun shone down from a sky only occasionally enlivened by the odd fluffy cloud. Quotations from articles in and letters to women's magazines enhanced and enlivened the chapter on professional working women. The changes only serve to enhance and enliven the original building. It adds: ‘Well-designed restaurants and bars will also be encouraged adjacent to the public open spaces to create lively frontages and enliven the areas.’ They may enliven parliament to the point of making it interesting. Heated discussions, sometimes carried on in several languages, enlivened the proceedings. Aided by digital graphics and other powerful tools, animation can enliven anything, from a movie to a music video. Set in a Fife factory and drawn from personal experiences, the bleak subject is enlivened with humour and wit. Throughout the book, the writing is enlivened with bright flashes of wit and Kent's consistently elegant use of language. Hopefully, this will enliven the journal and make it more interesting in the eyes of a broad military readership. Laughter can enliven even monotonous proceedings on the set, " she adds. Entertainment workers enlivened the rally with their acts. He came from a family of circus performers and enlivened meetings in which he participated. They also express the weight and mass of the station's structure, which is animated and enlivened through the presence of natural light. Synonyms brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting, liven up, put some spirit into, add colour to, wake up, give a boost to, give a lift to, ginger up 1.1 Make (someone) more cheerful or animated. the visit had clearly enlivened my mother Example sentencesExamples What enlivens us and mobilizes the will to live in each of us is profoundly unique. When I feel rejuvenated, I feel enlivened, energized, connected with the world around me, and all of those qualities are ones that we notice in children. Their words, she says, not only enliven her but also help jog her memory about speeches she's given during the past 15 years. The music of Laurie Lewis will surprise you, enliven you, and cause you to reflect - just like bird songs themselves. Barrie succeeded in getting his mother's attention and thus encouraged he made every effort possible to enliven her and to make her forget David. She seemed to be enlivened by the condition outside, exhilarated by the motion of flying through it. It seems that poetry ought to enliven us. It is the prayer which enlivens and freshens up a person when hardships bog him down. Synonyms cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, ginger up, buoy up, make lively, wake up, waken up Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘restore to life, give life to’; formerly also as inliven): from 16th-century enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + life.
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