Enliven
[ɪn'laɪv(ə)n;en-] or [ɪn'laɪvən]
Definition
(v. t.) To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire.
(v. t.) 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.
Checker: Merle
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Quicken, animate, wake, rouse, invigorate, give life to.[2]. Inspire, inspirit, exhilarate, cheer, delight, gladden.
Typed by Geoffrey
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Wake, cheer, vivify, quicken, invigorate, exhilarate, rouse, inspirit,{[amuie]?}, excite, animate
ANT:Oppress, depress, stupefy, weary, tire, paralyze, deaden
Checked by Claudia
Definition
v.t. to put life into: to excite or make active: to make sprightly or cheerful: to animate.—ns. Enliv′ener; Enliv′enment.
Typed by Jolin
Examples
- The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A present impression and a customary transition are now no longer necessary to enliven our ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I dare say he is only just come to town, and means to call and see his child, said I, hoping to enliven her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I begged her to come to me as soon as Parker had left her, and promised to do everything in my power to enliven her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It was almost one o'clock in the morning, it poured with rain, and there was not a star to enliven a poor traveller! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Won't anybody enliven us? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Fanny was my constant visitor after Worcester had left England, and did all in her power to amuse and enliven me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Beth, who was ready first, kept reporting what went on next door, and enlivened her sisters' toilets by frequent telegrams from the window. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She lived on in a state of picturesque feudalism enlivened by blood feuds, in which about five per cent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is strange that so trivial an occupation should have consoled, and even enlivened me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Evelyn was only five years old; his joyous heart was incapable of sorrow, and he enlivened our house with the innocent mirth incident to his years. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- As night came on, her spirits, enlivened by my unexpected concession, regained an almost forgotten vivacity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Yet in spite of having those weights on his conscience, Eugene was somewhat enlivened by the late slight change in the circumstances of affairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- All the surroundings were gay and enlivening. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The transition from a present impression, always enlivens and strengthens any idea. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
Typist: Montague