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  • 1 animō

        animō āvī, ātus, āre    [anima], to enliven, quicken, animate: stellae divinis animatae mentibus.—Poet.: guttas in angues, O.
    * * *
    animare, animavi, animatus V TRANS
    animate, give/bring life; revive, refresh; rouse, animate; inspire; blow

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  • 2 cieō

        cieō cīvī, citus, ēre    [1 CI-], to cause to go, move, stir, drive: natura omnia ciens et agitans: animal motu cietur suo: imo aequora fundo, stirs up, V: alquos e municipiis, Ta.: puppes sinistrorsum citae, H.—In law: ciere erctum, to divide the inheritance.—Fig., to put in motion, rouse, disturb: aurae cient (mare), L.: tonitru caelum omne ciebo, V.— To call by name, name, call, invoke. magnā supremum voce ciemus, i. e. utter the last invocation to the Manes, V.: numina, O.: triumphum nomine, i. e. to call Io triumphe! L.: patrem, i. e. show one's free birth, L. — To summon, rouse, stir, call. ad arma, L.: aere viros, V.: ad sese alqm, Ct.: ille cieri Narcissum postulat, Ta.—To call upon for help, invoke, appeal to: nocturnos manes, V.: vipereas sorores, the Furies, O.: foedera et deos, L.— To excite, stimulate, rouse, enliven, produce, cause, occasion, begin: motūs: tinnitūs aere, Ct.: fletūs, V.: murmur, V.: pugnam, L.: pugnam impigre, Ta.: bellum, L.: belli simulacra, V.: tumultum, L.: Martem, V.
    * * *
    ciere, civi, citus V TRANS
    move; shake; rouse, stir/call up; disturb; provoke; invoke; produce; discharge

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  • 3 excitō

        excitō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [excio], to call out, summon forth, bring out, wake, rouse: me e somno: sopitum mero regem, Cu.: scuto offenso excitatus vigil, L.: reum consularem, summon: testīs ab inferis: cervum latibulis, Ph.— To raise, stir up: (vapores) a sole ex aquis excitantur: ventus harenam humo excitavit, S.— To raise, erect, build, construct, produce, kindle: vetat sepulcrum e lapide excitari: aras, V.: nova sarmenta culturā excitantur, are produced: ignem, Cs.: sopitas ignibus aras (i. e. ignīs sopitos in aris), V.—Fig., to raise up, comfort, arouse, awaken, excite, incite, stimulate, enliven, inspire: iacentem animum: animos ad laetitiam: Gallos ad bellum, Cs.: studia ad utilitates nostras: sonus excitat omnis Suspensum, startles, V.: hoc maxime ad virtutem excitari putant, the strongest incentive to virtue, Cs.— To appeal to, call upon, cite: ex annalium monimentis testīs: multos testīs liberalitatis tuae.— To found, cause, occasion, excite, kindle: quantum mali ex eā re, T.: quibus fundamentis hae tantae laudes excitatae sint: risūs: iras, V.
    * * *
    excitare, excitavi, excitatus V
    wake up, stir up; cause; raise, erect; incite; excite, arouse

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  • 4 animo

    ănĭmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [anima and animus].
    I.
    Act.
    A.
    To fill with breath or air (cf. anima, I. and II.):

    duas tibias uno spiritu,

    to blow upon, App. Flor. 3, p. 341, 25:

    bucinas,

    Arn. 6, p. 196.—More freq.,
    B.
    To quicken, animate (cf. anima, II. C.): quicquid est hoc, omnia animat, format, alit, auget, creat, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57; Lucr. 2, 717:

    vitaliter esse animata,

    id. 5, 145:

    formare, figurare, colorare, animare,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 39, 110. stellae divinis animatae mentibus, id. Rep. 6, 15; Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 66. —
    C.
    To endow with, to give, a particular temperament or disposition of mind (cf. animus, II. B. 1. b.):

    utcumque temperatus sit aër, ita pueros orientes animari atque formari, ex eoque ingenia, mores, animum fingi,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89: Mattiaci ipso terrae suae solo ac caelo acrius animantur, i. e. ferociores redduntur, are rendered more spirited, * Tac. G. 29.—
    D.
    In Ovid in a pregnant signif.: aliquid in aliquid animare, to transform a lifeless object to a living being, to change into by giving life (cf. anima, II. C. 3.):

    guttas animavit in angues,

    Ov. M. 4, 619:

    in Nymphas animatā classe marinas,

    id. ib. 14, 566.—
    E.
    Trop., of colors, to enliven:

    si quid Apellei gaudent animāsse colores,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 64.—Of torches, to light or kindle:

    animare ad crimina taxos,

    Claud. Rapt. 3, 386.—Sometimes = recreare, to refresh, revive:

    cibo potuque animavit,

    Hyg. Fab. 126:

    florem,

    Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; so Pall. 4, 10; or in gen., to encourage, help:

    ope animari, Cod. Th. 6, 4, 21, § 3: copiis,

    ib. 14, 4, 10, § 5.—And with inf. = incitare, to move, incite to:

    Ut hortatu vestro Eustathius, quae de scommate paulo ante dixerit, animetur aperire,

    Macr. S. 7, 3.—Hence, ănĭmātus, a, um, P. a.
    a.
    Animated (cf. anima, II. C.): virum virtute verā vivere animatum addecet, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 17.—
    b.
    (Acc. to C.) Brought or put into a particular frame of mind, disposed, inclined, minded, in some way (freq. and class.):

    hoc animo decet animatos esse amatores probos,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 20: avi et atavi nostri, quom allium ac caepe eorum verba olerent, tamen optime animati erant, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7 (where the play upon olere and animati is to be noticed):

    animatus melius quam paratus,

    better disposed than prepared, Cic. Fam. 6, 6:

    socii infirme animati,

    id. ib. 15, 1:

    sic animati esse debetis, ut si ille adesset,

    id. Phil. 9, 5:

    ut quem ad modum in se quisque, sic in amicum sit animatus,

    id. Am. 16, 57:

    insulas non nullas bene animatas confirmavit,

    well affected, Nep. Cim. 2, 4; Liv. 29, 17:

    male animatus erga principem exercitus,

    Suet. Vit. 7:

    circa aliquem,

    Just. 14, 1:

    hostili animo adversus rem publicam animatus,

    Dig. 48, 4, 1: animatus in necem alicujus, Macr S. 1, 11.—In Plaut. with inf.: si quid animatus es facere, Truc. 5, 74.—
    c.
    Endowed with courage, courageous, stouthearted (cf. animus, II. 2. a. and animosus;

    only in ante-class. poetry): milites armati atque animati probe,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18: cum animatus iero, satis armatus sum, Att. ap. Non. p. 233, 18:

    hostis animatus,

    id. ib. p. 233, 18.—
    * Sup. Auct. Itin. Alex. 13.— Adv. not used.—
    II.
    Neutr., to be animate, living (cf. anima, II. C.); so only ănĭ-mans, antis (abl. com. animante, but animanti in Cic. Tim. 6; gen. plur. animantium in Cic., animantum in Lucr., Manil. 4, 374, and App. Mag. 64, p. 536),
    a.
    P. a., animate, living:

    quos (deos) Vitellius ne animantes quidem esse concedat,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 4, 11:

    mundum ipsum animantem sapientemque esse,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 23:

    animans composque rationis mundus est,

    id. ib. 2, 8, 22. —Hence,
    b.
    Subst., any living, animate being; an animal (orig. in a wider sense than animal, since it included men, animals, and plants; but usu., like that word, for animals in opp. to men. The gender varies in the best class. writers between masc., fem., and neutr. When it designates man, it is masc.; brutes, com. fem.; in its widest sense, it is neutr.):

    sunt quaedam, quae animam habent, nec sunt animalia, etc.,

    Sen. Ep. 58, 10 sq.; Lucr. 2, 669; 2, 943:

    genus omne animantum,

    id. 1, 4; so id. 1, 194; 1, 350; 1, 1033; 1, 1038; 2, 78; 2, 880; 2, 921; 2, 943; 2, 1063; 2, 1071; 3, 266; 3, 417; 3, 720; 5, 431; 5, 855;

    5, 917: animantium genera quattuor,

    Cic. Tim. 10; 11 fin.:

    animantium aliae coriis tectae sunt, aliae villis vestitae, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

    cum ceteras animantes abjecisset ad pastum, solum hominem erexit,

    id. Leg. 1, 9, 26:

    animantia, quae sunt nobis nota,

    id. Tim. 4.—Of animals, living beings, as opp. to plants:

    Jam vero vites sic claviculis adminicula tamquam manibus adprehendunt atque ita se erigunt, ut animantes,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120.— Of man: hic stilus haud petet ultro Quemquam animantem, * Hor. S. 2, 1, 40.— Comp., sup., and adv. not used.

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  • 5 concelebro

    con-cĕlē̆bro, āvi, ātum, 1, v..a. (a strengthened celebro; rare but class.).
    I.
    To resort to in multitudes or frequently, to frequent:

    variae volucres loca aquarum Concelebrant,

    Lucr. 2, 345:

    convivia et passim et tributim,

    Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 11, 44. —
    b.
    Of actions, to pursue or prosecute vigorously:

    studia per otium,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 3, 4.—
    c.
    Aliquid aliquā re, or absol., to fill, animate, enliven, cause to abound with any thing:

    suavi cantu concelebra omnem hanc Plateam hymenaeo,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 2:

    levia carmina cantu,

    Lucr. 5, 1381:

    alma Venus quae terras concelebras,

    who hast filled with life, id. 1, 4.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    To celebrate a solemnity in great numbers, to celebrate, solemnize:

    diem natalem,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 32; cf.:

    dies carnificum,

    id. As. 2, 2, 45:

    funus,

    Liv. 8, 7, 22:

    at jam quoque rem (sc. triumphum) populus Romanus omnium studio omni visendam et concelebrandam putavit,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 21, 61 Orell. N. cr.:

    spectaculum, etc.,

    Liv. 1, 9, 7:

    dapes,

    Ov. F 4, 354.—
    B.
    To honor, praise, extol:

    genium choreis,

    Tib. 1, 7, 49.—
    C.
    To publish abroad, make known:

    summae virtutis concelebrandae causā Graii... monumentum statuerunt,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 23, 70:

    rumorem,

    Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 13, 50: multis indu locis sermonibu' concelebrarunt, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 275, 2:

    famā ac litteris victoriam,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 72 fin.

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  • 6 excito

    excĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [excio], to call out or forth, to bring or send out, to wake or rouse up (freq. and class.; cf.: provoco, evoco; irrito, lacesso, invito).
    I.
    Lit.: unde (Acherunte) animae excitantur obscura umbra, Poëta ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

    aliquem a portu,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 10:

    aliquem huc foras,

    id. Rud. 1, 5, 2:

    si excitatus fuerit de spectaculis,

    turned out, expelled, Quint. 3, 6, 19:

    dormientes spectatores e somno,

    to wake up, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 48; cf.:

    quaeso, ne me e somno excitetis,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 12:

    velut dormitantes eos excitari,

    Quint. 4, 1, 73:

    patre excitato (opp. dormiente),

    id. 4, 2, 72:

    scuto offenso excitatus vigil,

    Liv. 7, 36, 2:

    aliquem ab inferis,

    to summon up, Cic. Font. 12, 26; id. Cat. 2, 10, 20; id. Verr. 2, 5, 49, 129:

    aliquem a mortuis,

    id. de Or. 1, 57, 245:

    non dubitavit excitare reum consularem,

    to call upon to stand up, to call up, id. ib. 2, 28, 124:

    reos,

    id. ib. 2, 47, 195; Quint. 11, 3, 174; cf. Liv. 9, 8, 3:

    testes,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 47: judicem, Cels. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 104 et saep.: feras, to rouse or scare up, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68:

    cervum nemorosis latibulis,

    Phaedr. 2, 8, 1.—Prov.:

    aliis leporem,

    Petr. 1, 31, 7.—
    B.
    Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things, to raise, erect:

    vapores, qui a sole ex aquis excitantur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118:

    caput altius,

    Cels. 8, 4 med. —
    2.
    In partic., with the accessory notion of making, forming, to raise, erect, build, construct:

    exstrui vetat (Plato) sepulcrum altius, quam, etc.... nec e lapide excitari amplius,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 68:

    turres,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 40, 2; id. B. C. 1, 25 fin.:

    tumulum alicui,

    Suet. Claud. 1:

    aedificium,

    Sen. Ep. 52:

    urbem,

    Flor. 1, 1:

    nova sarmenta cultura excitantur,

    are produced, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88:

    pascua in novalibus,

    Pall. Nov. 13, 3:

    ignem,

    to kindle up, excite, Caes. B. G. 7, 24, 4; Lucr. 6, 308:

    incendium,

    Cic. Phil. 7, 1, 3:

    invalidas flammas admoto fomite,

    Luc. 8, 776.— Poet. transf.:

    aras,

    Verg. G. 4, 549:

    foculum bucca,

    Juv. 3, 262:

    siser stomachum,

    Plin. 20, 5, 17, § 34:

    uvae os, stomachum,

    id. 23, 1, 7, § 12.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to raise up, comfort; to arouse, awaken, excite, incite, stimulate, enliven:

    qui ab excitata fortuna ad inclinatam et prope jacentem desciscerem,

    erected, established, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 1; cf.:

    amici jacentem animum excitare,

    id. Lael. 16, 59; and with this cf. id. Att. 1, 16, 8; and:

    animos excitare atque inflammare ad persequendi studium,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 2, 5:

    animos omnium ad laetitiam,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 79, 3:

    aliquem ad laborem et ad laudem,

    Cic. Planc. 24, 59; cf. id. Top. 2, 5:

    languentem labentemque populum ad decus,

    id. de Or. 1, 46, 202:

    aliquem ad bellum,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 3:

    aliquem ad virtutem,

    id. ib. 6, 14, 5:

    aliquem ad audiendum,

    Quint. 4, 1, 34:

    gallos alacritate ad canendum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 26, 56 et saep.:

    alicujus memoriam alicui excitans,

    reviving, renewing, Cic. Or. 10, 35:

    hominum studia ad utilitates nostras allicere atque excitare,

    id. Off. 2, 6, 20:

    hominum studia,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 21, 1:

    salsum excitat et a taedio defendit orationem,

    enlivens, Quint. 6, 3, 19:

    fictiones personarum mire orationem excitant,

    id. 9, 2, 29; cf. id. 6, 1, 2:

    hi soni cum augenda intentione excitandi (opp. temperandi),

    to sharpen, pronounce strongly, id. 11, 3, 42:

    syllabam acutam,

    id. 12, 10, 33. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To appeal to, call upon, cite:

    ut nos ex annalium monimentis testis excitamus eos, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 67:

    multos testis liberalitatis tuae,

    id. Rab. Post. 17, 47.—
    2.
    With the accessory idea of producing (acc. to I. B. 2.), to found, cause, occasion, excite, kindle:

    priusquam docuero, quibus initiis ac fundamentis hae tantae summis in rebus laudes excitatae sint,

    Cic. Sest. 2, 5; cf. id. Fin. 4, 7, 18:

    in animis hominum motum dicendo vel excitare vel sedare,

    id. de Or. 1, 46, 202:

    risus,

    id. Phil. 3, 9, 21:

    plausum,

    id. Sest. 58, 124:

    fletum etiam inimicis,

    id. ib. 57, 121:

    amores,

    id. Off. 1, 5, 14:

    iras,

    Verg. A. 2, 594:

    suspicionem alicui,

    Cic. Sest. 18, 41: varios sermones, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 2:

    quantas tragoedias,

    Cic. Mil. 7, 18:

    vim ac dolorem bonorum omnium,

    id. Planc. 18, 45 et saep. —Hence, excĭtātus, a, um, P. a. (lit. excited, kindled; hence), animated, lively, vigorous, vehement, strong, loud (rare but class.):

    acutus et excitatus sonus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 18.— Comp.:

    clamor,

    Liv. 4, 37, 9:

    haec lumina,

    Quint. 12, 10, 49:

    schema,

    id. 9, 3, 10.— Sup.:

    odor,

    Plin. 20, 17, 71, § 182. — Adv.: excĭtāte, vigorously, briskly, brightly, vehemently. —In the comp.:

    fulgent gemmae,

    Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106:

    clamitantes,

    Amm. 18, 8.

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  • 7 pervello

    per-vello, velli, 3, v. a., to pull or pluck hard; to pull, iwitch any thing.
    I.
    Lit.:

    nates,

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 66:

    aurem,

    Phaedr. 5, 5, 32; also, prov., aurem, to pull one's ear, i. e. to remind one of a thing, Sen. Ben. 5, 7, 5; Val. Max. 1, 5, 8; Sen. Ep. 94, 55; id. Ben. 4, 36, 1; 5, 7, 6.—
    B.
    Transf., to excite, sharpen:

    stomachum,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 9.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To twitch, pinch:

    fortuna pervellere te forsitan potuerit et pungere, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 36:

    si te forte dolor aliquis pervellerit,

    id. ib. 2, 20, 46.—
    2.
    To revile, disparage:

    jus civile,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—
    B.
    To arouse, enliven:

    ad referendam gratiam fides languet: hanc pervellamus,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 23, 1.

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  • 8 relaxo

    rĕ-laxo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to stretch out or widen again; to unloose, loosen, open (class.; cf.: solvo, libero).
    I.
    Lit.:

    alvus tum astringitur, tum relaxatur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; cf.:

    tum astringentibus se intestinis tum relaxantibus,

    id. ib. 2, 55, 138:

    densa relaxare (opp. rara densare),

    Verg. G. 1, 419:

    dissolvunt nodos omnes et vincla relaxant,

    Lucr. 6, 356: tunicarum vincula, Ov. F. 2, 321; cf.

    nodos (sc. aquaï),

    Lucr. 6, 878 (with exsolvere glaciem); cf.:

    fontibus ora,

    Ov. M. 1, 281:

    caecos fontes,

    Sil. 3, 51:

    glaebas,

    to loosen, Varr. R. R. 1, 27, 2:

    humum,

    Col. 11, 3, 46 Schneid. N. cr.; Pall. 2, 13, 3:

    vias et caeca Spiramenta,

    Verg. G. 1, 89:

    claustra,

    Ov. Am. 1, 6, 17; cf.

    flores,

    Sen. Thyest. 903:

    diversa bracchia,

    to spread out, Sil. 14, 399:

    arcum,

    to unbend, Sen. Agam. 322:

    ut, quae (aedificia) sunt vetustate sublapsa, relaxentur in melius,

    restored, Plin. Ep. 10, 70 (75), 1 Keil (al. reparentur).—
    II.
    Trop., to slacken, ease, lighten, alleviate, mitigate, soften, assuage; to cheer up, enliven, relax (a favorite word of Cic.; cf.:

    relevo, recreo, mitigo): animos doctrinā,

    Cic. Arch. 6, 12; cf.:

    tu a contentionibus cottidie relaxes aliquid,

    id. Leg. 1, 4, 11: quaero enim non quibus intendam rebus animam, sed quibus relaxem, ac remittam, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 329, 7, and 383, 23:

    constructio verborum tum conjunctionibus copuletur, tum dissolutionibus relaxetur,

    id. Part. 6, 21:

    pater nimis indulgens, quicquid ego astrinxi, relaxat,

    id. Att. 10, 6, 2:

    animus somno relaxatus,

    id. Div. 2, 48, 100:

    animum,

    id. Brut. 5, 21; id. Rep. 1, 9, 14; cf.:

    relaxare animos et dare se jucunditati,

    id. Off. 1, 34, 122:

    ut ex pristino sermone relaxarentur animi omnium,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 29:

    anxiferas curas requiete, id. poët. Div. 1, 13, 22: (risus) tristitiam ac severitatem mitigat et relaxat,

    id. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.:

    tristem vultum relaxare,

    Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 15;

    and, with this, cf.: relaxato in hilaritatem vultu,

    Petr. 49, 8:

    ne nocturna quidem quiete diurnum laborem relaxante,

    Curt. 5, 13, 5: mores aetas lasciva relaxat, i. e. makes dissolute, Claud. Prob. et Olybr. 153:

    (animi) cum se plane corporis vinculis relaxaverint,

    Cic. Sen. 22, 81; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 330:

    se occupationibus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5; id. Att. 16, 16, 2:

    se a nimiā necessitate,

    id. Or. 52, 176. —

    Mid.: homines quamvis in turbidis rebus sint, tamen interdum animis relaxantur,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 16, 39:

    insani cum relaxentur,

    when they come to themselves, when the attack abates, id. Ac. 2, 17, 52.— Absol.: (dolor) si longus, levis;

    dat enim intervalla et relaxat,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94.

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  • 9 vegeto

    vĕgĕto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [vegetus], to arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate (post-class.): spiritus, qui animalia omnia vitali et fecundā ope vegetat, App. de Mundo, p. 61, 36; id. M. 11, p. 257; id. Ascl. 92, 37:

    structum Adam (anima),

    Prud. Ham. 448; id. Cath. 10, 7:

    anima carnem vegetat,

    Vulg. Gen. 9, 15:

    gaudia non illum vegetent,

    Aus. Ep. 25, 64:

    memoriae vegetandae gratia,

    Gell. 17, 2, 1.

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  • enliven — index inspire, spirit, stimulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enliven — 1630s, give life to (enlive in same sense is from 1590s); see en (1) make, put in + LIFE (Cf. life) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Meaning make lively or cheerful is from 1690s …   Etymology dictionary

  • enliven — animate, *quicken, vivify Analogous words: refresh, *renew, restore, rejuvenate: stimulate, excite, quicken, galvanize, *provoke: entertain, recreate, divert, *amuse: inspire, fire, inform, animate Antonyms: deaden: subdue Contrasted words: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enliven — [v] inspire, vitalize animate, brace up, brighten, buck up, buoy, cheer, cheer up, divert, entertain, excite, exhilarate, fire, fire up, galvanize, give a lift, give life to, gladden, hearten, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up*, juice up*, let… …   New thesaurus

  • enliven — ► VERB 1) make more interesting or appealing. 2) make more cheerful or animated …   English terms dictionary

  • enliven — [en lī′vən, inlī′vən] vt. to make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten enlivener n. enlivenment n …   English World dictionary

  • enliven — [[t]ɪnla͟ɪv(ə)n[/t]] enlivens, enlivening, enlivened VERB To enliven events, situations, or people means to make them more lively or cheerful. [V n] I love the way a good flirtation can enliven the most mundane situation... [V n] Even the most… …   English dictionary

  • enliven — UK [ɪnˈlaɪv(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms enliven : present tense I/you/we/they enliven he/she/it enlivens present participle enlivening past tense enlivened past participle enlivened formal to make something more interesting or lively …   English dictionary

  • enliven — transitive verb Date: 1604 to give life, action, or spirit to ; animate < fresh flowers enliven the room > Synonyms: see quicken …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enliven — enlivener, n. enliveningly, adv. enlivenment, n. /en luy veuhn/, v.t. 1. to make vigorous or active; invigorate: The wit of Mencken enlivened his age. 2. to make sprightly or cheerful; brighten: Flowers enliven any room. [1625 35; obs. enlive to… …   Universalium

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