Liven

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to be more lively.
 * Let's liven up this party!
 * 1) * 1905: The American Historical Review, published by the American Historical Association, page 380
 * Bacon's Rebellion (p. 54) has no political meaning for Mr. Bruce. Champlain's fight with the Iroquois is told to liven the narrative with a fight (p. 36), but the far-reaching result is merely hinted in a manner that means nothing to one who doesn't know. The ideals and purposes of the Jesuits are not mentioned.
 * 1) * 1930: Bim Sherman, The Century
 * ... ''and he fought for others' banners,
 * And he dined at others' tables, and he droned in others' hives, 
 * And he livened others' journeys, and he rhymed of others' tourneys, 
 * And he emptied others' flagons, and he flirted others' wives.
 * 1) * 1958: Marco Polo, Ronald Latham (translator), The Travels of Marco Polo
 * Instead of the picturesque fables* that liven the pages of ‘Sir John Mandeville’ and of many more authentic travellers, he gives us no less picturesque facts, and facts in great abundance.


 * 1) * 1979: The American School Board Journal, volume 166, № 1, January 1979, published by the National School Boards Association, caption to an image in the May 1979 section
 * Visiting professionals frequently liven the day at the Elm Creative Arts School.
 * 1) * 1997: David Nevin, 1812
 * Anacreon [...] celebrated wine and love and must have been a rousing fellow. Probably he livened heaven when he arrived.
 * 1) * 2003, Sarah Garland, The Herb Garden, page 69
 * ... and to invigorate and liven the spirits.
 * 1) * 2001, Nick Tosches, Cut Numbers: A Novel
 * “It was all those suspendeds since the time before that fucked me.” [sic] Then he livened, and he actually did manage to smile. “It was Secaucus, ...
 * 1) * 2005: Michael Winter, The Big Why: A Novel
 * The fact of this made him realize he had a story. He livened. Father was washed overboard, Rupert said. He was going through the water like a duck.

Thesaurus
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 up

Anagrams

 * levin
 * Nevil

Adverb

 * 1)  to the left

Noun
liven