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/ɛnˈlaɪvən/ · verb
(archaic, transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate..
The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors.
The pace came off the match as the first half continued, with the occasional frenetic moment down the flanks enlivening what otherwise became a chess-like tactical battle.
Use enliven when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Enliven means (archaic, transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate..
Common synonyms include animate, arouse, awaken, beghast.
Possible antonyms include calm down, relax, hose down, benumb.
The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
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