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单词 brisken
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briskenv.

Brit. /ˈbrɪsk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈbrɪskən/
Etymology: < brisk adj. + -en suffix5.
1. transitive. To make brisk or lively. Also with up.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)]
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comfort1303
ease1330
quickc1350
recurea1382
refresha1382
refetec1384
restorec1384
affilea1393
enforcec1400
freshc1405
revigour?a1425
recomfortc1425
recreatec1425
quicken?c1430
revive1442
cheerc1443
refection?c1450
refect1488
unweary1530
freshen1532
corroborate1541
vige?c1550
erect?1555
recollect?1560
repose1562
respite1565
rouse1574
requicken1576
animate1585
enlive1593
revify1598
inanimate1600
insinew1600
to wind up1602
vigorize1603
inspiritc1610
invigour1611
refocillate1611
revigorate1611
renovate1614
spriten1614
repaira1616
activate1624
vigour1636
enliven1644
invigorate1646
rally1650
reinvigorate1652
renerve1652
to freshen up1654
righta1656
re-enlivena1660
recruita1661
enlighten1667
revivify1675
untire1677
reanimate1694
stimulate1759
rebrace1764
refreshen1780
brisken1799
irrigate1823
tonic1825
to fresh up1835
ginger1844
spell1846
recuperate1849
binge1854
tone1859
innerve1880
fiercen1896
to tone up1896
to buck up1909
pep1912
to zip up1927
to perk up1936
to zizz up1944
hep1948
to zing up1948
juice1964
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move or cause to move swiftly in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > cause to go briskly > make brisk
brisken1799
to brisk up1881
1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 451 Let your fuel be coke, which bears the bellows to brisken the fire, without raising a flame.
1838 Eclectic Rev. I. 551 Briskening the then dull tenor of periodical criticism.
1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 667/2 Our movements were briskened painfully by the singing of bullets about our ears.
1901 Daily Chron. 27 Dec. 3/3 The Coronation, they think, may brisken up trade generally.
1905 E. F. Benson Image in Sand i. 8 Sir Henry briskened his pace a little.
2. intransitive. To become brisk, to speed up.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > be brisk or active > become brisk or active
brisken1876
to brisk up1884
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly and briskly > become brisk
brisken1876
1876 W. Mathews Getting on in World (1884) Ser. ii. iii. 68 I heartily wish that business may brisken a little.
a1909 Scribner's Mag. in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1909) Meanwhile our artillery fire briskened.
1965 Guardian 27 Oct. 8/7 Leduc describes it with awe, then briskens.

Derivatives

ˈbriskening n. and adj.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > becoming brisk
briskening1901
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > making brisk
briskening1901
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > brisk > making brisk
briskening1901
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly and briskly > making brisk
briskening1901
1901 E. F. Benson Luck of Vails i. i. 4 These agreeable influences..seemed to produce a briskening effect on the two.
1907 Athenæum 23 Mar. 364/1 This piece, with briskening of the action, will prove diverting.
1927 Scots Observer 4 June 17/2 A briskening of the air.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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