enliven
To make more lively, cheerful or interestingTo make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
» I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
Мені доведеться оживити мораль дотепністю і загартувати дотепність мораллю.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
оживля́тьoživljátʹ, оживи́тьoživítʹ
make lively
(archaic, transitive)To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
Examples
3 sentencesI shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
Мені доведеться оживити мораль дотепністю і загартувати дотепність мораллю.
The sight of his mother Instantly enlivened the child.
ruВзгляд матери мгновенно ободрил дитя.
What is political science? From the "political," people will probably first associate it with the political incidents that enliven journalism.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.
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Forms
enlivens, enlivening, enlivened, enlivenedSynonyms
32 synonymsAntonyms
12 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle