Enliven — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

heighten or intensify

make lively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnlˈaɪvən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnlˈaɪvən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnlˈaɪvən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnlˈaɪvən/.

Examples

These paintings exalt the imagination
let's liven up this room a bit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exalt liven animate invigorate inspire liven up

Antonyms

deaden

Parts of Speech

verb	heighten or intensify “These paintings exalt the imagination”
verb	make lively “let's liven up this room a bit”

Word Forms

invigoration	noun	the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
exaltation	noun	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens
enlivener	noun	an agent that gives or restores life or vigor
animator	noun	someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beleben

erhöhen oder intensivieren

🇫🇷French

animer

accroître ou intensifier

🇪🇸Spanish

animar

aumentar o intensificar

🇮🇹Italian

ravvivare

aumentare o intensificare

🇳🇱Dutch

verlevendigen

verhogen of intensiveren

🇵🇹Portuguese

animar

aumentar ou intensificar

🇷🇺Russian

оживить

усилить или усилить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सजीव

बढ़ाना या तीव्र करना

🇧🇩Bengali

জীবিত করা

উচ্চতা বা তীব্র করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிர்ப்பிக்க

உயர்த்த அல்லது தீவிரப்படுத்த

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవం పోస్తుంది

పెంచండి లేదా తీవ్రతరం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जिवंत करणे

वाढवणे किंवा तीव्र करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવંત કરવું

વધારો અથવા તીવ્ર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವಂತಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക

ഉയർത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തീവ്രമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵਿਤ

ਵਧਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਬਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

زندہ کرنا

بڑھانا یا تیز کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

活跃

加强或加强

🇯🇵Japanese

活気づける

高める、または強化する

🇰🇷Korean

활기 있게 만들다

높이거나 강화하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sinh động

nâng cao hoặc tăng cường

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา

เพิ่มหรือทวีความรุนแรงมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memeriahkan

mempertinggi atau mengintensifkan

🇵🇭Filipino

buhayin

tumaas o tumindi

🇲🇾Malay

memeriahkan

meningkatkan atau memperhebatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحياء

تشديد أو تكثيف

🇮🇷Persian

زنده کردن

افزایش یا تشدید

🇹🇷Turkish

canlandırmak

artırmak veya yoğunlaştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחִיוֹת

להגביר או להעצים

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