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Definition of Liven
1. Verb. Make lively. "The performance is likely to liven Sue"; "Let's liven up this room a bit"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Brace, Energise, Energize, Perk Up, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Ginger Up, Jazz Up, Juice Up, Pep Up, Inspirit, Spirit, Spirit Up
Derivative terms: Animator, Enlivener, Invigoration, Invigoration
Antonyms: Deaden
Definition of Liven
1. Verb. (transitive and intransitive) To cause to be more lively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liven
1. to make lively [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lively
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liven
Literary usage of Liven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Old English Language: Compiled from Writings of the XII by Francis Henry Stratmann (1873)
"Ihel ¡ее level. liven, A. Sax. llfan, ... 18049 $ 277/'У; liven et. gen. 308; Havel.
... liven ..."
2. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer (1898)
"For love, and lat me liven as I can ! ... And for the love of God that us hath
wrought, Swich chere him doth, that he and I may liven ! ..."
3. The London Medical Gazette (1850)
"In the halibut the muscle is hatchet - shaped, and proceeds diagonally from the
lower pole of the crystalline body to be attached slightly to the liven, ..."
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