verb
- Heighten or intensify.
- usage: "These paintings exalt the imagination"
- synonyms: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
- Make lively.
- usage: "let's liven up this room a bit"
- synonyms: enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
adjective
- Giving spirit and vivacity.
- synonyms: animating
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