ENLI'VEN, verb transitive enli'vn. [from life, live.] Literally, to give life. Hence, 1. To give action or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. 2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to animate; to make sprightly. social mirth and good humor enliven company; they enliven the dull and gloomy. 3. To make cheerful, gay or joyous.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI