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enliven
/ɛnˈlaɪvən/
verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
political
ENLIVEN + NOUN
journalism, morality, wit
PREP.
with
Definitions
verb
1
To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
2
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
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.
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The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
Wiktionary02
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
Wiktionary03
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.
Wiktionary04
What is political science? From the "political," people will probably first associate it with the political incidents that enliven journalism.
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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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