liven (sth) up
— phrasal verb with liven uk/ˈlaɪ.vən/us/ˈlaɪ.vən/verb
to become more interesting and exciting, or to make something become like this:
A new coat of paint would liven the kitchen up.
Liven up your meals with fresh herbs and spices.
The party livened up as soon as Sally arrived.
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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