liven
Meanings
Verb
- make lively
- "let's liven up this room a bit"
- To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- plural simple present of live
Origin / Etymology
Partly from life + -en; partly from live (adjective) + -en; and partly a shortening of enliven. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk livna (“to quicken, come alive”), Faroese livna (“to come to life, come alive”), Icelandic lifna (“to come to life”).
Synonyms
animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, bright, brighten, cheer, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, fire up, ginger, ginger up, inflame, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz, kindle, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, stimulate, vitalise
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
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