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enlivening

 
Adjective enlivening has 1 sense
  1. animating, enlivening - giving spirit and vivacity
    Antonym: debilitating (indirect, via invigorating)
Verb enliven has 2 senses
  1. inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
    --1 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
    --2 is one way to stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
    Antonyms: deaden, blunt
    Derived form: noun enlivener1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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