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Word entry · 7 letters

enliven

Best crossword clue

"Perk up"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɛnˈlaɪvən/Part of speech verbSorted eeilnnvStarts with EEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2N3L4I5V6E7N

Definitions

  1. To make something more lively, interesting, cheerful, or energetic.

Word origin

From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven.

Used in a sentence

  • The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
  • 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.

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