liven :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (5)

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

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Fuzzynyms (26)

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

refresh, freshen, make fresh

v. make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

restore

v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

animate, animize

v. give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"

charge, load with a charge, place a charge on

v. fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

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Antonyms (7)

deaden, blunt

v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

break, damp, dampen, weaken, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

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