liven someone/something up

liven someone/something up
BRIGHTEN UP, cheer up, enliven, animate, raise someone's spirits, perk up, spice up, ginger up, make lively, wake up, invigorate, revive, refresh, vivify, galvanize, stimulate, stir up, get going; informal buck up, pep up.
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  • liven someone up — liven something up the new sofa livens up the whole room Syn: brighten up, cheer up, enliven, animate, raise someone s spirits, perk up, spice up, make lively, wake up, invigorate, revive, refresh, vivify, galvanize, stimulate, stir up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • perk someone/something up — you could do with something to perk you up: CHEER UP, liven up, brighten up, raise someone s spirits, give someone a boost/lift, revitalize, invigorate, energize, enliven, ginger up, put new life/heart into, put some spark into, rejuvenate,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • liven — up liven someone up liven something up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • liven something up — See liven someone up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • liven — verb liven up phrasal verb 1 (I, T) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting: The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. | liven sth up: Why don t we play some games? That ll liven things up! 2 (T) to make something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • liven — liv|en [ˈlaıvən] v liven up phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: life] 1.) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting ▪ The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. liven sth <=>up ▪ Why don t we invite Jane? That ll… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pep up — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (Freq. 1) The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ginger up — verb make more interesting or lively juice up a party pep up your paper • Syn: ↑jazz up, ↑juice up, ↑pep up • Hypernyms: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Planet of the Dead — 200 – Planet of the Dead Doctor Who episode The swarm of metallic stingray like aliens fly over the desert planet of San Helios …   Wikipedia

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