liven
Verb
Verb Forms: livened, livening, livens
- To make or become more lively or animated.
- make lively
- "let's liven up this room a bit"
- To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- plural simple present of live
Examples
- A well-placed ’Z’ can liven up an otherwise dull Scrabble board.
- Let's liven up this party!
Origin / Etymology
Partly from life + -en; partly from live (adjective) + -en; and partly a shortening of enliven. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk livna (“to quicken, come alive”), Faroese livna (“to come to life, come alive”), Icelandic lifna (“to come to life”).
Synonyms
animate, enliven, invigorate, liven up, arouse, awaken, beghast, bright, brighten, cheer, energize, enthuse, exalt, excite, fire up, ginger, ginger up, inflame, inspire, inspirit, jazz, kindle, liven, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, stimulate, vitalise
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
liven: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordliven: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liven: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary