1. make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing: "the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts"Similarbrighten upmake more interestingmake more excitingliven upput some spirit intoadd color towake upgive a lift/boost toginger upimproveenhanceseasonleavenadd spice tospice uprevitalizevitalizeinformal:perk upjazz uppep upzhoosh (up)Oppositedetract from
Word Originmid 17th century (in the sense ‘restore to life, give life to’; formerly also as inliven): from 16th-century enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + life.