enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
has enlivened
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present perfectof enliven (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I was heartened to read how the installation of sidewalks has enlivened the community of Hillsboro, but I found the accompanying photos troubling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021
"It has enlivened Bath," she told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2021
A festive atmosphere has enlivened South Africa’s streets as the country marks the Workers’ Day public holiday and also has begun easing its strict lockdown conditions.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2020
The freedom with which Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend performed, resurrecting a moribund team in autumn, has enlivened a league that for all its slight sense of claustrophobia, of being settled, remains impossibly watchable .
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018
He has enlivened the contemporary stage with a few brisk comedies.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
