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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
liven \liven\ verb (used with an object) to make lively; -- sometimes used with up; as, to liven up the party with some music.
Syn: enliven, liven up, make lively, invigorate, animate. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
liven
verb: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "liven": activate, animate, arouse, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, dynamize, electrify, encourage, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fire, galvanize, give a lift, gladden, hearten, inflame, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kindle, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, rouse, snap up, stimulate, stir up, vitalize, vivify, warm, zip up
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