liven up

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liven up

verb livens up · livening up · livened up

  1. transitive To improve a person's mood by making them more energetic. Darren looks down at the moment; let's try to liven him up.

    Similar: cheer up, liven, animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright, brighten, cheer, energize, enliven

  2. intransitive To become more happy, energetic or positive. The party livened up after they brought out the cake.

    Similar: blithen, cheer up, gladden

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verb improve a person's mood

Deutschaufmuntern
Русскийприободрить priobodritʹ

verb become more happy

Deutschaufleben
Русскийприободриться priobodritʹsja

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@misc{liven_up_2026,
  title = {liven up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liven%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}