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liven

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Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

liv=en

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb liven has 1 sense

liven(v = verb.change) animate, enliven, invigorate, liven up - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

is one way to arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

liven, v. t.

to make lively; -- sometimes used with up; as, to liven up the party with some music. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

liven, v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) colloq. brighten, cheer.

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THESAURUS

liven

activate, animate, arouse, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, dynamize, electrify, encourage, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fire, galvanize, give a lift, gladden, hearten, inflame, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kindle, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, rouse, snap up, stimulate, stir up, vitalize, vivify, warm, zip up

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