enliven
/ɛnˈlaɪvən/
enliven verb: to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
Verb
enliven (third-person singular simple present enlivens, present participle enlivening, simple past and past participle enlivened)
- To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- Synonyms:
- inspirit, invigorate, quicken, vitalise, vivify
- To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
- The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
- Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by...1950 May, “A Tunisian Electric Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 335
enliven meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
enliven in Tamil
- உயிரூட்டு
enliven in Bengali
- সজীব করা, প্রাণবন্ত করা
enliven in Malayalam
- to enliven; to make someone or something lively or enthusiastic
- ചൊടിപ്പിക്കുക coṭippikkuka
enliven in Kannada
- ಚೈತನ್ಯ ತುಂಬು, ಉತ್ಸಾಹವುಂಟುಮಾಡು, ಹುರಿದುಂಬಿಸು, ಬೆಳಕು ಚೆಲ್ಲು, ಪ್ರಕಾಶಪಡಿಸು, ಕಾಂತಿಗೊಳಿಸು
Examples of enliven in a sentence
- A well-timed snare drum enlivened the music.
- It's more energising, focusing and enlivening to be on the learning edge together.
- For the limp movie, Matthau and Jack Lemmon did little to enliven their respective disagreeability.
Synonyms of enliven
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Forms of enliven
| third-person singular present | enlivens |
|---|---|
| present participle | enlivening |
| past participle | enlivened |
| past | enlivened |
Origin of enliven
From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.
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Questions about enliven
- What does enliven mean?
- Enliven means to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- What is enliven in Tamil?
- Enliven in Tamil is உயிரூட்டு. See Enliven meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is enliven?
- Enliven is a verb.
- How do you pronounce enliven?
- Enliven is pronounced /ɛnˈlaɪvən/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of enliven?
- The past tense of enliven is enlivened.
Words near enliven in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: enliven (page history and authors); enliven (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Enliven (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ചൊടിപ്പിക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); enliven (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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