VERB | emotion | enliven, inspire, animate, invigorate, exalt | heighten or intensify |
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change | enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | make lively / lively |
Sounds | ehnlay'vahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | heighten or intensify. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | inspire, animate, invigorate, exalt | |
Narrower | encourage | inspire with confidence |
Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
Spanish | animar, avivar, exaltar, inspirar, revigorizar | |
Catalan | envigorir, inspirar, vigoritzar |
Meaning | make lively / lively. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | |
Narrower | jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up | make more interesting or lively |
spirit, spirit up, inspirit | infuse with spirit | |
Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
Opposite | deaden, blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
Spanish | animar, avivar, reanimar, vigorizar, vivificar | |
Catalan | animar, avivar, vivificar | |
Nouns | enlivener | an agent that gives or restores life or vigor |
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