enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
enlivens
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present tense formof enliven (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If they threaten to bore, the authors’ jaunty tone enlivens the delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” resounds throughout the Douglas while he enlivens the portrait with impassioned strokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
A great glaze enrobes and enlivens the meat.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
They are the weeds that sprout in sidewalk cracks, the elaborate graffiti that enlivens the drab wall of an abandoned building.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Fleming, seventy- one, a former mayor of Garden City, a short man who enlivens an unsensational appearance with rather conspicuous neckwear, resisted the assignment.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
