ENLIVEN, ENLIVENED, ENLIVENING
ADJECTIVES
1366 — LIGHTSOME enlivening, entertaining
1697 — GALLIARDIZING tending to revelry; enlivening, exciting to levity → obs.
1975 — FUNKED UP made more interesting, exciting, or vibrant; enlivened
1987 — FUNKED OUT made more interesting, exciting, or vibrant; enlivened
VERBS
1586 — UPCHEER to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage → obs.
1614 — SPRITEN to put spirit or life into; to enliven, to animate → obs.
1642 — ACTUATE to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify → arch.
1827 — PEARTEN to make lively or cheerful; to enliven → Amer. dial.
1854 — PUNCH UP to enliven, as with fresh ideas or additional material → colloq.
1925 — PEP UP to instil with vigour, to liven up → UK sl.
1964 — JUICE UP to instil with vigour, to liven up → sl.
1972 — FUNK UP to make more interesting, exciting, or vibrant; to enliven
1979 — ZAP to instil with vigour, to liven up → sl., orig. US
1995 — FUNK OUT to make more interesting, exciting, or vibrant; to enliven