Liven

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  • transitive & intransitive verb . To make or become more lively.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put life into; enliven; make more brisk; rouse: generally with up: as, to liven up a fire, or a despondent person.
  • To become lively or more lively; generally with up: as, he livened up a bit after dinner.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. to make lively; -- sometimes used with up.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To cause to be more lively.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make lively
    • Word Usage
    "I have a few ideas of how to again liven up the place."
    cross-reference
    dwell  feed  float  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arouse  brace  energise  energize  perk up  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ginger up  inspirit  jazz up  juice up  pep up  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ivan  enliven  iven  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    activate  animate  animate  arouse  boost  
    verb-form
    livened  livening  livens  
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