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Enliven

ENLI'VEN, v.t. enli'vn. [from life, live.] Literally, to give life. Hence,
1. To give action or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire.
2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to animate; to make sprightly. social mirth and good humor enliven company; they enliven the dull and gloomy.
3. To make cheerful, gay or joyous.

 

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