Hyphenation
en·liv·enTurkish pronunciation
enlayvınSynonyms
liven,
liven up,
animate,
brace up,
brighten,
buck up,
buoy,
cheer,
cheer up,
divert,
entertain,
excite,
exhilarate,
fire,
fire upPronunciation
/enˈlīvən/ /ɛnˈlaɪvən/
Etymology
() Life + en- -en, intensifying verbal circumfix.The Oxford English Dictionary (2007) states that enliven was formed by the simultaneous prefixing of en- and suffixing of -en, which, by definition, constitutes circumfixation.