enliven vs arouse

enliven and arouse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enliven	No	No	Yes	No
arouse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, arouse is a hypernym of enliven; that is, arouse is a word with a broader meaning than enliven:

Other hypernyms of enliven include brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate.

enliven (verb)	arouse (verb)
make lively	cause to be alert and energetic
heighten or intensify	cause to become awake or conscious
	stop sleeping
	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	to evoke sexual feelings
	to begin moving