liven (sb) up
— phrasal verb with liven uk/ˈlaɪ.vən/us/ˈlaɪ.vən/verb
to become more energetic or in a better mood, or to make someone feel this way:
She was subdued to start with, but after a while she livened up.
I'm going to liven myself up a little by going for a run.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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