Enliven; energize
I believe the answer is:
stimulate
I believe this is a double definition.
'enliven' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'energize' is the second definition.
(I know that energize can be written as stimulate)
(Other definitions for stimulate that I've seen before include "fire" , "Incite to action" , "Excite the feelings of" , "Rouse" , "Mutilates so as to make more active" .)