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Dictionary: en·liv·en   (ĕn-lī'vən) pronunciation
tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make lively or spirited; animate.

enlivener en·liv'en·er n.
enlivenment en·liv'en·ment n.

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verb

    To make lively or animated: animate, brighten, light1. See happy/unhappy.

Antonyms: enliven
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v

Definition: inspire, vitalize
Antonyms: bore, dull, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, subdue, tire


WordNet: enliven
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: heighten or intensify
  Synonyms: inspire, animate, invigorate, exalt

Meaning #2: make lively
  Synonyms: liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
  Antonym: deaden (meaning #6)


Translations: Enliven
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre levende, live op

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlevendigen, opvrolijken

Français (French)
v. tr. - animer, mettre une note vive dans, égayer

Deutsch (German)
v. - beleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δίνω ζωντάνια, ζωντανεύω, ζωηρεύω, τονώνω

Italiano (Italian)
rallegrare, ravvivare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar vida, estimular, alegrar

Русский (Russian)
оживлять, воодушевлять, веселить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alegrar, animar, amenizar, reanimar, alentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - liva upp, ge liv åt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使有生气, 使快活, 使活跃

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使有生氣, 使快活, 使活躍

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기운을 북돋우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 活気を添える, 陽気にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفعم بالحياة والحيويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החיה, עורר‬


 
 
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