What is "liven" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does liven mean in English? Meaning of liven definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "liven" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "liven": make lively

Verb

  • Meaning: make lively
  • Example: let's liven up this room a bit
  • Synonyms: animate enliven invigorate liven liven up
  • Hyponyms: ginger up inspirit jazz up juice up pep up spirit spirit up
  • Hypernyms: arouse brace energise energize perk up stimulate
  • Antonyms: blunt deaden
  • Synonyms:

    inspire, energize, enliven, excite, exalt, hearten, activate, move, arouse, vivify, quicken, incite, revive, revivify, encourage, gladden, stir, instigate, urge, fire, inspirit, spark, rouse, spur, invigorate, vitalize, embolden, impel, inform, cheer, kindle, stimulate, make alive, promote, strengthen, revive, step up, accelerate, hasten, spur, stimulate, expedite, revitalize, activate, inspire, spring, move, actuate, dispatch, pique, arouse, vivify, animate, speed, rouse, incite, motivate, goad, increase, galvanize, precipitate, hurry, stir, urge, excite, awaken, grow, energize, vitalize, refresh, impel, kindle, shake up, innervate, innerve, make haste, vivificate, revitalize, expedite, stimulate, activate, inspire, strengthen, spring, move, actuate, dispatch, revive, pique, arouse, accelerate, vivify, animate, speed, promote, incite, motivate, goad, increase, galvanize, precipitate, stir, urge, excite, hurry, spur, grow, awaken, energize, rouse, impel, kindle, hasten, refresh, shake up, step up, innervate, innerve, make haste, vivificate,

    Antonyms:

    tire, dishearten, dissuade, calm, slow, delay, deter, suppress, deaden, discourage, bore, stop, dull, depress, halt, disenchant, kill, dissuade, decelerate, hinder, slow, prohibit, calm, lull, quiet, deaden, delay, deter, decrease, wait, repress, retard, weaken, hurt, discourage, halt, stop, bore, disenchant, depress, diminish, rest, dull, dissuade, weaken, dishearten, impede, prohibit, suppress, calm, lull, quiet, retard, deaden, delay, slow, deter, decrease, wait, repress, procrastinate, stop, discourage, hurt, kill, bore, halt, depress, diminish, rest, disenchant,

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