enliven

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb heighten or intensify
  2. verb make lively

Etymology

From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.

In classic literature

Synonyms

inspire, animate, invigorate, exalt

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