liven

Verb

Meaning

make lively

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

color animate enliven invigorate liven up

Antonyms

daunt develop determine die destroy differentiate

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Hypernyms

stimulate brace arouse energize perk up energise

Hyponyms

spirit inspirit ginger up jazz up pep up juice up

Anagrams

levin elvin Nevil

Examples

I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having the awful thought, as it seems now looking back on it, A war! That should liven things up a bit! Roger Bannister

Looks like it's time to liven up this dead little town!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug) D. J. MacHale

There's nothing like a mission to save the world to liven up a vacation. Donita K. Paul

My house is very serious. It's a lot of antiques, and the way I decided to liven it up is, I paired it very vibrant colors and - bugs... I think that they're pretty. And I think that they're fascinating and they're natural. Emily Procter

I had never considered using a hashtag anywhere other than on Twitter, but now I'm inspired. Text messages have always seemed a little flat to me, so the murmuring Greek chorus of a hashtag might be a perfect way to liven them up and give them a bit of dimension. Susan Orlean

let's liven up this room a bit Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lively person lively spanish dance lively spirit liven up livener liveness