verb
make lively
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let's liven up this room a bit
• Syn: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑invigorate, ↑animate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑animator (for: ↑animate), ↑invigoration (for: ↑invigorate), ↑enlivener (for: ↑enliven)
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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The performance is likely to liven up Sue
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ˌliven ˈup | ˌliven sb/sth ˈup derived
to become or to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting
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The game didn't liven up till the second half.
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Let's put some music on to liven things up.
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You look as if you need livening up!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.