Word

enliven, v.
(enlivened, enlivening, enlivens)
freq. cnt. 2

make lively
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

animate enliven invigorate liven liven up

sample sentences

"let's liven up this room a bit"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enlivener

antonym

deaden

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invigoration invigoration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

animator

semantic pointers

hypernym

stimulate, arouse, energize, brace, energise, perk up

hyponym

jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up spirit, spirit up, inspirit

heighten or intensify
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

animate enliven exalt inspire invigorate

sample sentences

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invigoration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exaltation

semantic pointers

hypernym

stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite

hyponym

encourage