English → Latin
“enliven” in Latin
animōto fill with breath or air; to animate, quicken; to refresh, reviveexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, stincitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increasereficiōto make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct; to restore, repair, fix, refit; to reappoint, re-electrecreōto create again or anew, restore, recreate; to revive, refresh, invigorate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enliven
animare (give life to; PROP. and figuratively): excitare: incitare (render animated): alacritatem alicui afferre (Cic.): reficere: recreare (refresh).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enliven?
- The usual Latin words for “enliven” are animō, excitō, incitō; also reficiō, recreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.