Associations to the word «Enlivening»

Wiktionary

ENLIVEN, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
ENLIVEN, verb. (transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

Dictionary definition

ENLIVEN, verb. Heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination".
ENLIVEN, verb. Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats