Synonyms

liven_up invigorate animate liven

Examples

"let's liven up this room a bit"

Used in print

A brisk , amusing man , apparently constructed on an ingenious system of spring-joints attuned to the same peppery rhythm as his mind , Smith began his academic career teaching speech to Barnard girls - a project considerably enlivened by his devotion to a recording about `` a young rat named Arthur , who never could make_up his mind '' .

Related terms

deaden stimulate jazz_up spirit animator enlivener

Synonyms

inspire animate exalt invigorate

Examples

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

Used in print

Over the years , enlivened chiefly by disputes about the relative merits of Maine and Idaho potatoes , the menu has pursued its drab all-American course .

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stimulate encourage ecstasy

Synonyms

revive recreate vivify revivify renovate quicken repair reanimate animate

Examples

"A hot soup will revive me" "This will renovate my spirits" "This treatment repaired my health"

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stimulate come_to revival refreshment