| VERB | change | liven up, enliven, liven, invigorate, animate | make lively / lively |
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| Meaning | make lively / lively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The performance is likely to liven up Sue | |
| Example | "let's liven up this room a bit" | |
| Synonyms | enliven, liven, invigorate, animate | |
| Narrower | jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up | make more interesting or lively |
| spirit, spirit up, inspirit | infuse with spirit | |
| Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Opposite | deaden, blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
| Spanish | animar, avivar, reanimar, vigorizar, vivificar | |
| Catalan | animar, avivar, vivificar | |
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