/ ɪnˈlaɪvn; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make sth more interesting or more fun
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense restore to life, give life to ; formerly also as inliven ): from 16th-cent. enlive , inlive (in the same sense), from en- , in- (as an intensifier) + life .