enliven

Etymology

From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix).

verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
2. (transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
   The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
   The pace came off the match as the first half continued, with the occasional frenetic moment down the flanks enlivening what otherwise became a chess-like tactical battle. 2023-08-07, Kieran Pender, “Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark”, in The Guardian