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Definition of Liven up
1. Verb. Make lively. "The performance is likely to liven up 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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liven Up
Literary usage of Liven up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Thereafter, the parties seemed to liven up to some extent, ... He heard Pope's
statement that things would liven up as soon as "tha law" left. ..."
2. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"Our object was to enliven Our object was to liven up things a little. things ...
Leave in the sense of " let," and liven up in the sense of " enliven," have ..."
3. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"Our object was to enliven Our object was to liven up things a little. things a
little. Leave in the sense of " let," and liven up in the sense of "enliven," ..."
4. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"The effect of the pressure of the steam- heated rollers upon the cloth is to
remove all wrinkles, liven up the colors, and to retain the width of cloth as ..."
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