enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
enlivened
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past participleof enliven.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof enliven.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enlivenverb (used with object)to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
Example Sentences
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As we near the end we get to a full account of the game itself, enlivened by quotes the players gave after the fact, and followed by chronicles of what befell the participants after 1933.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Those concepts interlace in his ossuary, enlivened when he plays his tenderly kept records, remnants of human joy all but lost to a Rage pestilence.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Henry's "very gregarious" nature enlivened the darker days of last winter in the workshop.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
He enlivened concrete, illuminated chain link, made cardboard fluid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
At least Frank Millet still seemed strong and healthy and full of the earthy good humor that had so enlivened the long nights during the fair’s construction.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
