Word Study
liven
CIDE DICTIONARY
liven, v. t.
to make lively; -- sometimes used with up ; as, to liven up the party with some music. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
liven
activate, animate, arouse, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, dynamize, electrify, encourage, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fire, galvanize, give a lift, gladden, hearten, inflame, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kindle, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, rouse, snap up, stimulate, stir up, vitalize, vivify, warm, zip upFor further exploring for "liven" in Webster Dictionary Online