transitive. To impart liveliness, vividness, or interest to; to enliven.

transitive. To invigorate (the blood) (cf. spirit, n. 21a(a)); (also) to impart zest or potency to (liquor). Obsolete.

intransitive. To inform or permeate (something).

transitive. To stir up (the humours, spirits, etc.); to quicken (the breathing); to set in motion (the blood); to excite.

transferred and figurative. To work up into a ferment or agitation; to excite, stir up.

figurative. To make living or active; to infuse vitality or vigour into (something); to animate.