Past tense of enliven

Forms of enliven

Enlivened in a sentence

• The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
• A well-timed snare drum enlivened the music.From the entry well-timed
• Here he found a number of engravings some of which were enlivened with a certain amount of flatwash colour, mostly ochre.1949, Alan Houghton Brodrick, Lascaux, page 34. From the entry flatwash
• A concentrated hyperplasma of Energon, drawn via a transdimensional gateway from the endless supply of Energon that enlivened the planet Cybertron itself.2010, Alexander Christian Irvine, Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron, Titan, →ISBN, page 198. From the entry transdimensional
• In the Middle Ages preachers had enlivened their sermons with exempla – edifying tales of judgements upon sinners and mercies shown to the pious.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 90. From the entry exemplum

Meaning of enliven

1. verb To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
2. verb To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

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Questions about the past tense of enliven

What is the past tense of enliven?

The past tense of enliven is enlivened.

What is the past participle of enliven?

The past participle of enliven is enlivened.

Is enliven a regular or irregular verb?

Enliven is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.