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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enliven/ɪnˈlʌɪvn/

▶verb make more entertaining or interesting.

■ make more cheerful or animated.

– derivatives
enlivener noun,
enlivenment noun.

– origin C17 (in the sense ‘give life to’): from C16 enlive, inlive (in the same sense).

'enliven' also found in these Oxford entries:

en- - inspirit - sidelight - vegetate - vivify

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