LIVEN

v. Often, liven up. 1 brighten, cheer, enliven, perk up You need some fresh paint to liven up the outside of the house 2 invigorate, stimulate, energize, inspirit, activate, animate, fire, stir (up), put (some) life into, enliven, perk up, Colloq pep up We need a good dance band to liven up the place in the evenings