Thesaurus:enliven

Thesaurus

enliven

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to cause to become more lively and energetic

Synonyms

• animate
• arouse    [⇒ thesaurus]
• awaken    [⇒ thesaurus] (figuratively)
• beghast
• brighten (figuratively)
• energize
• enliven
• enthuse (proscribed)
• exalt
• excite
• fire up
• ginger
• ginger up
• inflame (figuratively)
• invigorate
• inspire
• inspirit
• jazz
• kindle    [⇒ thesaurus] (figuratively)
• liven
• liven up
• perk up
• quicken
• spice
• spice up
• stimulate
• vitalise

Antonyms

• calm down
• relax
• hose down (idiomatic)
•   —
• benumb
• de-energize
• deaden
• diminish    [⇒ thesaurus]
• muffle
• sedate
• smother
• stifle
• suppress

Hyponyms

• cheer up
• incite    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• reinvigorate
• revive
•   —
• feague
• ginger

Hypernyms

• affect
• influence

Further reading

• “825. excitation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “enliven” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.