English-Thai Dictionary

enliven

VT ทำให้ มีชีวิตชีวา  ทำให้ คึกคัก  ทำให้ ร่าเริง  cheer invigorate vivify tam-hai-me-chi-wid-chi-wa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENLIVEN

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.

 

ENLIVENED

pp. Made more active; excited; animated; made cheerful or gay.

 

ENLIVENER

n.He or that which enlivens or animates; he or that which invigorates.

 

ENLIVENING

ppr. Giving life, spirit or animation; inspiriting; invigorating; making vivacious, springtly or cheerful.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENLIVEN

En *liv "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlivened; p. pr. & vb. n.Enlivening. ] Etym: [Pref. en- + liven. ].

 

1. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move. Cowley.

 

2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music.

 

Syn. -- To animate; rouse; inspire; cheer; encourage; comfort; exhilarate; inspirit; invigorate.

 

ENLIVENER

ENLIVENER En *liv "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enliven

en liv en |enˈlīvən ɪnˈlaɪvən | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing: the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts. • make (someone ) more cheerful or animated: the visit had clearly enlivened my mother. DERIVATIVES en liv en er noun, en liv en ment noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘restore to life, give life to ’; formerly also as inliven ): from 16th -cent. enlive, inlive (in the same sense ), from en- 1, in- 2 (as an intensifier ) + life .

 

Oxford Dictionary

enliven

en |liven |ɪnˈlʌɪv (ə )n, ɛn- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing: the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts. • make (someone ) more cheerful or animated: the visit had clearly enlivened my mother. DERIVATIVES enlivener noun, enlivenment noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘restore to life, give life to ’; formerly also as inliven ): from 16th -cent. enlive, inlive (in the same sense ), from en- 1, in- 2 (as an intensifier ) + life .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

enliven

enliven verb 1 a meeting enlivened by her wit and vivacity: liven up, spice up, add spice to, ginger up, vitalize, leaven; informal perk up, pep up. 2 the visit had enlivened my mother: cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, buoy up, animate, vivify, vitalize, invigorate, restore, revive, refresh, rejuvenate, stimulate, rouse, boost, exhilarate, light a fire under; informal perk up, buck up, pep up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

enliven

enliven verb 1 several attractive illustrations enliven the text: brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting, liven up, put some spirit into, add colour to, wake up, give a lift /boost to, ginger up; improve, enhance, season, leaven, add spice to, spice up, revitalize, vitalize; informal perk up, jazz up, pep up. ANTONYMS detract from. 2 her visit had clearly enlivened my mother: cheer up, brighten up, liven up, raise someone's spirits, uplift, gladden, ginger up, buoy up, make lively, waken /wake up; hearten, stimulate, galvanize, fire, light a fire under, boost, rejuvenate, animate, give life to, vivify, vitalize, exhilarate, invigorate, restore, revive, rouse, refresh; informal perk up, buck up, pep up. ANTONYMS subdue.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

enliven

en liv en /ɪnláɪv (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 〈物 事 〉をもっとおもしろく [楽しく ]する, 活気づける .～ment 名詞