We enlivened the Christmas tree by putting lights and decorations on it.
Definitions of exhilarating on the Web: * making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" * elating: making lively and joyfulwordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
The spelling "liven" is a verb meaning to enliven, to boost or perk up.The spelling "living" means alive, existing (verb to live).
there are a series of Latin words here - vegetablis , meaning 'growing or flourishing', vegetare 'to enliven' from vegetus meaning 'vigorous and active' also vegere meaning to 'be alive and active'. The Old French word Vegetable was adopted in the 14th Century to mean 'living and growing 'as a plant'. This French word was adopted into English as 'a plant cultivated for food, an edible herb or root'. However the most common words in the old European languages are derivatives of the word 'green' or 'growing' such as verdura in Spanish or even grontsager in Danish
stimulate enthuse animate motivate enliven electrify thrill rouse arouse energize incite agitate instigate stir up wind up(informal) awaken etc..=)
Vivify means to animate, enliven, or to impart vitality.
In Filipino, "enliven" can be translated as "palamigin" or "lumakas."
The term enliven is a verb, which is used to express the action, occurrence or the physical and mental state of a person. Some of the synonyms may include, inspire, vitalize, rejuvenate and exhilarate, for example 'She was enliven by the sound of the piano playing'.
I thought of enliven first, but that's en- not em-. According to Roget's, there are four: embolden, embellish, emblazon, and empower.
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We enlivened the Christmas tree by putting lights and decorations on it.
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They need the radiant heat of the sun to enliven them, and light or lack of it tells them when to sleep.
Slacken, fallen, strengthen, redden, enliven are words that end with en.
Awaken, forsaken, strengthen, fallen, slacken, heighten, lighten, brighten, redden, and enliven.
Definitions of exhilarating on the Web: * making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" * elating: making lively and joyfulwordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn