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enliven
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English
1.1
Verb
1.1.1
Sense: to cause to become more lively and energetic
1.1.1.1
Synonyms
1.1.1.2
Antonyms
1.1.1.3
Hyponyms
1.1.1.4
Hypernyms
1.2
Further reading
English
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Verb
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(transitive)
Sense: to cause to become more lively and energetic
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Synonyms
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animate
arouse
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⇒ thesaurus
]
awaken
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]
(
figuratively
)
beghast
brighten
(
figuratively
)
energize
enliven
enthuse
(
proscribed
)
exalt
excite
ginger
ginger up
invigorate
inspire
inspirit
jazz
liven
liven up
perk up
quicken
spice
spice up
stimulate
vitalise
Antonyms
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calm down
relax
hose down
(
idiomatic
)
—
benumb
de-energize
deaden
diminish
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⇒ thesaurus
]
muffle
sedate
smother
stifle
suppress
Hyponyms
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cheer up
incite
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
—
reinvigorate
revive
—
feague
ginger
Hypernyms
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affect
influence
Further reading
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“
825. excitation
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
enliven
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.
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